Judge Siraj Desai described 23-year-old Henri van Breda’s January 2015 rampage as “savage and vicious” with “an almost unprecedented degree of disregard for one’s family”.

South African murder accused Henri van Breda arrives at the high court in the city of Cape Town. Photo / AP The final chapter in a gruesome murder case will finally begin on Monday when a 21 year ...

HENRI van Breda, accused of killing his family in a brutal axe attack, stands trial this week. The sole survivor, his sister, is listed as a witness against him. Jane Flanagan in Cape Town.

Henri van Breda, 23, was also found guilty of attempting to murder his sister on January 27, 2015, as well as attempting to obstrcut the course of justice by blaming two mystery intruders.

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. Sunday, July 6, 2025 ...

Henri van Breda sits in the dock at the Western Cape High Court to hear the verdict in his trial for allegedly killing his two parents, brother and maiming his sister with an axe in their luxury ...

Henri Van Breda, who murdered his father, mother and brother with an axe in South Africa in 2015, has been sentenced to life in prison. A South African paramedic describing the aftermath of the ...

Henri van Breda, left, talks to one of his legal advisers during the trial. (AP: Nasied Manie)Van Breda's trial began more than two years after his parents and older brother were killed in their ...

Henri van Breda was also convicted of the attempted murder of his sister, Marli van Breda, who was left with severe injuries and retrograde amnesia which left her unable to remember the incident ...

Henri Van Breda, who murdered his father, mother and brother with an axe in South Africa in 2015, has been sentenced to life in prison. A South African paramedic describing the aftermath of the ...