Police are hunting for suspects in the killing of a family of five with an axe in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday.
A family member contacted police after visiting the property in Mgodini, Edendale. When police came, they discovered an 85-year-old mother, her 45-year-old daughter, and her three children, twins aged 11 and another aged nine, lying on the floor.
“All the victims had sustained fatal head injuries and a bloodstained axe was found at the scene. The motive for the killings is unknown,” police said.
The suspects are thought to have attacked the family on Tuesday evening.
Police urged anyone with information that could help with the investigation or the whereabouts of the suspects to contact the nearest police station or phone the Crime Stoppers number 08600 10111.
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