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Body of missing runner found in South Africa

A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.

BBC World

South African police have confirmed the death of a jogger, who went missing during a routine run last week, sparking a nationwide appeal for help finding her.

The body of Elizabeth Moselakgomo was identified by her relatives on Monday after it was discovered east of Johannesburg on Saturday. She is one of five women whose bodies have been found half-naked and bruised in the same area, Kempton Park.

Police said they were not linking the deaths to a serial killer but added that the "similarities are sufficiently concerning… to issue a public warning".

The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders but these grim discoveries and Moselakgomo's death have sparked renewed outrage and fear among South Africans.