KZN man taken in for question over multiple murders

KZN man taken in for questioning over multiple murders

A man has been taken in for questioning following the gruesome murders of four children, from the same family near Port Edward. 

Murder in rural area, file photo, police crime scene
Khatija Nxedlana


Police spokesperson, Nqobile Gwala says the children, aged 4, 7, 10 and 12, were found hacked to death at a house in Ncukeni yesterday. 

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Some of their body parts were missing. Gwala says the children were killed while their mother was away.

"They all sustained multiple stab wounds and their ears were also cut. The motive for the killing is unknown at this stage. A 35-year-old man was taken in for questioning. Four counts of murder and child neglect have been opened," she says.

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