Van Breda family axe murders
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The Van Breda family axe murders were a highly publicized 2015 South African case in which three members of the affluent Van Breda family were killed and one seriously injured in a brutal attack at their home in the De Zalze estate near Stellenbosch.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
ⓘ
mass murder ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| appealCourt | Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealStatus | appeal dismissed ⓘ |
| category |
2015 murders in South Africa
ⓘ
Familicides in South Africa ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 21 May 2018 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| crimeSceneType | private residence ⓘ |
| date | 27 January 2015 ⓘ |
| defenceClaim | intruder attack ⓘ |
| estateType | gated estate ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forensicEvidence |
DNA evidence
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bloodstain pattern analysis ⓘ injury pattern analysis ⓘ |
| judge | Siraj Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCharge |
attempted murder
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murder ⓘ obstruction of justice ⓘ |
| location |
De Zalze Golf Estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stellenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | high ⓘ |
| motive | disputed ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutality of the attack
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extensive South African media coverage ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled | 3 ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Henri van Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutionTheory | domestic axe attack by Henri van Breda ⓘ |
| province | Western Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicReaction | widespread shock in South Africa ⓘ |
| securityContext | occurred in a high-security estate ⓘ |
| sentence |
12 months for obstruction of justice
ⓘ
15 years for attempted murder ⓘ three life sentences ⓘ |
| sentencingDate | 7 June 2018 ⓘ |
| survivor |
Henri van Breda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marli van Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAttack | early hours of the morning ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | Western Cape High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| victim |
Martin van Breda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudi van Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa van Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
axe
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knife ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
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