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11th woman’s body in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

South African police say that another woman's body has been discovered in the Ekurhuleni area east of Johannesburg. This brings the total number of women recently found in the area to 11. Police said Monday that a private security company discovered the body on Sunday while patrolling in Springs.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of killings

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    11th woman’s body in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of killings (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    South African police say another woman’s body has been found near Johannesburg, bringing the number of victims in a series of killings under investigation to 10

  3. Al Jazeera

    South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.

  4. Al Jazeera

    South African police discover body of 11th woman near Johannesburg (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    11th woman’s body in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    South African police say that another woman's body has been discovered in the Ekurhuleni area east of Johannesburg. This brings the total number of women recently found in the area to 11. Police said Monday that a private security company discovered the body on Sunday while patrolling in Springs.

  6. WKBN Youngstown

    11th woman's body found in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    South African police said Monday that another body of a woman was discovered in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing the total number of female victims recently found in the area to 11.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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