南非警方調查7名女性遭殺害案，拉瑪佛沙矢言採取行動

約翰尼斯堡9月15日（路透社）——南非警方週二表示，他們正在調查7名女性死亡案件。這些女性的遺體是在過去兩個月內於約翰尼斯堡附近被發現，其中部分遺體衣物被脫去，並出現性暴力跡象。JOHANNESBURG, Sept 15 (Reuters) - South African police said on Tuesday they were investigating the deaths of seven women whose bodies were found near Johannesburg over the past two months, with some stripped of their clothes and showing signs of sexual violence.

南非總統拉瑪佛沙已誓言，針對這些引發廣泛不安的死亡案件，調查將「不放過任何線索」。South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed "no stone will be left unturned" in the investigation into their deaths, which have caused widespread alarm.

受害者大多是20多歲或30多歲，其中一人被確認是一名女性，她在離家外出下午跑步後失蹤。The victims are mostly aged in their 20s or 30s, and one was identified as a woman who disappeared after leaving home for an afternoon run.

儘管南非政府多年來承諾處理，對女性的暴力仍是該國最根深蒂固的社會問題之一。Violence against women is one of the country's most entrenched social problems, despite years of government pledges to tackle it.

警方正在調查，發生在約翰尼斯堡以東埃庫魯萊尼（Ekurhuleni）及周邊地區的這些殺人案，是由單一犯嫌、多名嫌犯，或模仿犯罪者所為。Police are investigating whether the killings in and around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, were carried out by a single perpetrator, multiple suspects or copycat criminals.

部分遺體被發現時全身赤裸，其他遺體則只穿著部分衣物。其中一具遺體被發現時已經腐爛。Some bodies were found naked, others partially clothed. One body was decomposing when discovered.

這些殺人案引發公民社會與體育團體廣泛譴責。警方尚未查明殺人動機。The killings have sparked widespread condemnation from civil society and sporting bodies. Police have not yet established a motive for the killings.

根據官方犯罪統計，南非是全球謀殺率最高的國家之一，平均每天約有60人遭殺害。隨著南非準備在11月舉行地方選舉，暴力犯罪持續引發民眾憤怒與不安。South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, averaging about 60 a day, according to official crime statistics. Violent crime is a persistent source of public anger and anxiety as the country prepares to hold municipal elections in November.

（Anathi Madubela報導；Sfundo Parakozov補充報導；Bate Felix、Alexander Winning與Alexandra Hudson編輯）(Reporting by Anathi Madubela;Additional reporting by Sfundo Parakozov;Editing by Bate Felix, Alexander Winning and Alexandra Hudson)