In a shocking revelation, 21-year-old Henri van Breda – whose family was brutally murdered in January 2015 in their De Zalze Golf Estate just outside Stellenbosch – has confessed to the axe killings of his parents, Martin and Teresa, and brother, Rudi and for the attempted murder of his sister, Marli, who survived the attack. While Marli is suffering from retrograde amnesia (a loss of memory-access to events that occurred), the teen is reported to be back at school.
It was reported late yesterday afternoon that Henri reported to the Stellenbosch police station with his attorney where he handed himself over, after which he was arrested and charged. He will appear in court today and faces three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
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UPDATE:
Tammy Petersen tweets: Galloway: Bail conditions are he appear at the Western Cape High Court on 9 September. Passport to be handed to SAPS. May not leave the province.
Henri is to report to the local police station every Monday and Friday
Henri van Breda, 21, has appeared in the Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court in connection with the killings of three members of his family. He has been granted R100 000 bail.
NPA says Henri van Breda faces a charge of defeating the ends of justice, for allegedly tampering with the crime scene.
According to NPA an axe and kitchen knife found at the crime scene.