Woman’s body found wrapped in duvet in Soweto dam as police open inquest

Police have opened an inquest into the death of an unidentified woman whose body was found wrapped in a duvet in a dam in Moroka, Soweto, on Sunday evening.

Gauteng police have opened an inquest docket after the body of an unidentified woman was found wrapped in a duvet in a dam in Moroka, Soweto.

Police said the body was discovered on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at about 5pm.

Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death were not known at this stage.

“The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this stage,” Nevhuhulwi said.

Police appealed to anyone with information about the incident, or who could assist with the investigation, to contact their nearest police station, call Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or submit an anonymous tip-off through the MySAPS app.

The discovery comes as police investigate a series of cases involving the bodies of nine women found at different locations in Ekurhuleni over a two-month period.

The first woman was found on July 15 in a field in Kempton Park. She was 37 and was found naked with her hands bound with cable ties. A suspect was arrested two days later.

On 17 July, 32-year-old Itumeleng Kekana went missing in Kempton Park.

Her family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries before her body was found on August 3 on Great North Road in Pomona. She left behind her parents and a 14-year-old daughter.

On August 24, a 32-year-old woman was found partially clothed near the R21.

On September 7, the body of a woman believed to be in her late 20s was found in a river in Clayville, near the Mall of Tembisa.

Three days later, on September 10, a woman’s body was found near the R21 in Kempton Park.

Her family later identified her as 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo. Police said she had been found partially clothed.