‘We sleep with one eye open’: Fear grips Kempton Park after fifth woman’s body found

One victim has been identified as Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo, while three others remain unidentified.

Fear has gripped Kempton Park in Gauteng after the body of 38-year-old runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo was positively identified by her family at the Germiston mortuary , as police intensify investigations into the deaths of women in the area.

Moselakgomo disappeared after leaving her Kempton Park home for her routine afternoon run on Wednesday, September 10.

Her eight-year-old daughter was the first to raise the alarm after her mother failed to return home at the usual time, prompting relatives to realise that something was wrong.

Moselakgomo’s family identified her body at the Germiston government mortuary on Monday, September 14.

The identification followed the discovery of a fifth woman’s body in the Kempton Park area on Monday, after four bodies were found over the past two months.

Speaking after the family identified Moselakgomo’s body , her uncle, Andries Moroka Matlala, praised her eight-year-old daughter for noticing that her mother had not returned home.

Matlala said Moselakgomo had a routine after work, which included going for a jog and returning home at a particular time.

Her daughter knew the routine and realised something was wrong when the expected time passed.

The child noticed that it was already 6.30pm and her mother had still not returned.

“She’s the one that actually broke the news after she noticed that 6.30, the mother didn't return back. That's how we all received the information,” Matlala said.

Matlala described the child’s actions as an “iconic moment” and said he continued to be impressed by the eight-year-old’s response.

Moselakgomo was originally from Mpumalanga and worked as the centre manager at Festival Mall in Kempton Park.

Matlala said the family was grateful for the psychosocial support being provided to Moselakgomo’s daughter following her mother’s disappearance.