After 68 days in court, Henry van Breda was found guilty of three charges of murder and one complaint of attempted murder.
The judge found that Van Breda chopped both his parents and older brother with an axe. His younger sister survived the tragic incident with serious wounds.
Van Breda’s defense was that burglars had come into the house with an axe and killed his family. He was apparently in a state of shock which resulted in him only calling for assistance after a long time had passed.
The judge rejected the defense’s version.
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