DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 23 November 2024

Crime in SA | Sex workers live in fear

JOHANNESBURG - Following the gruesome discovery of six bodies that were found in various stages of decomposition in Johannesburg, sex workers are fearing for their lives.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and appeared in court, facing one count of murder and not six.

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Some of the women say they’ve had encounters with the suspect.

Sex workers say another common trait of the perpetrator is that his victims appeared to be Zimbabwean nationals.

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Although the suspect has been arrested, the women fear for their lives.

* eNCA’s Aviwe Mtila reports.

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