南非警方正在调查过去两个月内于约翰内斯堡以东发现的七具女性遗体1。首具遗体于7月15日被发现，系一名37岁女性，赤身状态下被电缆扎带捆绑，此后两天内逮捕了一名嫌疑人1。随后在8月24日发现第二具遗体，死者为32岁女性，呈半裸状态1。9月7日，警方在坦比萨镇附近河流发现另一具遗体并纳入调查1。最近在9月12日和15日分别发现两具遗体，其中一名38岁女性在外出慢跑后失踪，遗体呈半裸状态1。
目前，警方尚未确认这些死亡案件是否由同一人所为1。警察发言人阿特伦达·马瑟表示："我们仍在调查我们是在处理一个施暴者还是一群男性谋杀这些妇女。"1相似之处已引发对连环杀手或多人作案的担忧，警方已发布公开警告并加强调查力度。总统西里尔·拉马福萨下令优先调查此案，表示这些死亡造成"恐惧和不确定性"，并承诺"不遗余力"1。根据联合国妇女署数据，南非女性暴力发生率位列全球最高之列，约三分之一的南非妇女终身经历过身体或性暴力1。
South African authorities are investigating the discovery of seven female bodies found east of Johannesburg over the past two months, with the most recent discovery made on September 15.1 Police have released a public warning as investigators attempt to determine whether the deaths are connected or the work of multiple perpetrators.1
The first body, that of a 37-year-old woman bound with cable ties, was discovered on July 15, leading to the arrest of a suspect two days later.1 A second victim, a 32-year-old woman found in a state of undress, was discovered on August 24.1 Additional remains were found on September 7 near a river in the Tambi township area and on September 12, when a 38-year-old woman who had gone missing after leaving for a jog was found partially clothed; another body was located on September 15.1 Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe stated: "We are still investigating whether we are dealing with one perpetrator or a group of males murdering these women."1
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the investigation to be prioritized, describing the deaths as creating "fear and uncertainty" and pledging to leave "no stone unturned" in the response.1 According to United Nations Women data cited in the investigation, South Africa has among the world's highest rates of violence against women, with approximately one in three South African women experiencing physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.1
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