Son who slaughtered rich S.African family with axe handed 3 life terms

A young South African man convicted of slaying his wealthy parents and brother and maiming his sister in a frenzied axe attack was handed three life sentences on Thursday. "Each murderous attack on a family member is a severe crime and warrants the severest punishment," judge Siraj Desai told the packed Western Cape High Court in Cape Town after the headline-making trial. Henri Van Breda, 23, was also jailed for 15 years for the attempted murder of his sister.

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June 07, 2018 at 03:14PM