The State has accused Henri van Breda of having selective memory loss, especially with regard to incriminating evidence against him.

Murderer Henri van Breda heads to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence. This is what you need to know.

Henri van Breda arrives in the High Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday May 21, 2018 to hear the verdict in his case. Van Breda is accused of murdering three members of his family with an ax.

Henri van Breda in the High Court in Cape Town, South Africa. Source: AAP Ms van Rensburg said she met Mr van Breda after the axe murders took place and found out what he was accused of online.

Henri van Breda has left Kelly Phelps baffled. The University of Cape Town senior lecturer in the department of public law has been following the trial of the axe murderer with interest.

Henri van Breda, was yesterday handed three life sentences for murdering his parents Martin and Teresa and brother, Rudi, in their affluent South African housing estate.

FORMER Perth schoolboy Henri van Breda has been given three life sentences for the murders of his parents and brother in South Africa.

FORMER Perth schoolboy Henri van Breda has been given three life sentences for the murders of his parents and brother in South Africa.

Henri van Breda, 23, appeared impassive on Thursday as a judge sentenced him to three life sentences for the grisly killings in Stellenbosch, a scenic South African town in a wine-growing area.