BOKSBURG - Three suspects, a man and two women, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in Dawn Park.
The trio was arrested over the weekend by the Gauteng Murder and Robbery Unit.
They are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The bodies of nine women have been discovered in various parts of the East Rand over the past two months.
Four women were found in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park. Two were discovered in Olifantsfontein, while another was found near the Mall of Tembisa.
Another woman’s body was found dumped in front of a clinic in KwaThema, while the ninth body was discovered in Dawn Park, Boksburg, on Thursday.
“Our investigators are following all available leads and are working tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice,” said Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane.