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Media Statement DURBAN – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a massive manhunt for a man who stabbed seven of his family members and killed five of them at his home at Bethany area in Bergville on Saturday night, 12 October 2024. Reports indicate that the suspect and his uncle went to visit the neighbours and on their return, the suspect found his mother sitting in the lounge with others. Information further suggests that the suspect took a knife from the couch and stabbed his mother who managed to run outside of the house. Thereafter he turned his attention to his uncle who died on the passage as he tried to flee to the neighbours. The suspect went on to stab and killed two girl children, aged two and six years old. The blood thirsty suspect also stabbed and killed a woman who was living with disability as well as another elderly woman who had visited the house. The suspect’s mother and another four-year-old girl survived with multiple stab wounds. The suspect’s sister managed to run to safety with her one-year-old baby. The exact ages of the other victims were yet to be verified. Preliminary investigations have confirmed that the suspect had several domestic violence delated cases opened against him, however all of them were later voluntarily withdrawn.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the suspect is urged to contact the nearest police station or call the Crime Stop nuber 08600 10111 or send information on the MySAPSApp.
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