Kempton Park court date for man held with dead Ekurhuleni runner's item

A man found in possession of an item allegedly belonging to murdered runner Elizabeth Tsontso Moselakgomo is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court today, Monday, 12 October 2026.

Police confirmed the arrest and said the suspect is likely to face a charge of being in possession of stolen property. “At this stage, no murder charge has been brought against the suspect. Investigations are ongoing,” police said in a short statement.

Moselakgomo’s body was discovered by police following a search after she went for a run and never returned home.

She is one of several women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni between July and September this year. Government has moved to bring together a high-level, multidisciplinary team with the expertise to investigate the streak of murders.

Last month, Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia assured the nation that police have the “experience, the high-level expertise, to investigate cases of this kind”.

“I also give you the assurance that the political leadership has a responsibility which we will shoulder, to work with our law enforcement agencies, to ensure that the investigation continues until we get clarity, a result that the families deserve, and our people expect,” Cachalia said.

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This report is based on the official account published by SAnews (South African Government News Agency) at https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/police-arrest-suspect-possession-murdered-ekurhuleni-runners-item. It is a summary of the police statement rather than the court record itself, and the charge the suspect will face is expected to be confirmed when he appears.