Johannesburg – Police have arrested a person found with an “item” belonging to slain runner Elizabeth Tsontso Moselakgomo.
The thirty-eight-year-old runner, a member of Team Vitality, left her eight-year-old daughter at their Kempton Park home and went out for an afternoon run on Wednesday, 10 September 2026.
That was the last time she was seen alive.
Her brave daughter raised the alarm when Moselakgomo didn’t return home.
Moselakgomo’s body was later found in Kempton Park, where other bodies of murdered women had been found.
In an update on investigations into the murders, police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said today, Monday, 12 October 2026, that “a suspect who was found in possession of an item belonging to runner Elizabeth Tsontso Moselakgomo has been arrested.”
Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the suspect was expected to appear before the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court later today.
“The suspect is likely to face a charge of being in possession of stolen property,” the police spokesperson said.
“At this stage, no murder charge has been brought against the suspect. Investigations are ongoing.”
