UPDATE: Family murder rocks Woodlands suburb
All relevant authorities including emergency services, mortuary and police officials are still at the scene.
Montclair police are attending the scene of a grisly family murder and possible suicide in Isleworth Avenue, Woodlands.
READ: BREAKING NEWS: Husband and wife among five fatally shot in Durban home
It is alleged a Durban court interpreter Sandile Mkhize shot his wife who is a magistrate at the same court, who is known as Magistrate Tenza, along with three of their children.
Police are still processing the scene and have said there are five bodies in the house. The ages of the children are confirmed to be between nine and seventeen. The circumstances around the murder and motive are not yet known at this stage.
All relevant authorities including emergency services, mortuary and police officials are still at the scene.
Neighbours have expressed their shock and horror at news of the family tragedy. One woman, who asked not to be named, said she usually saw the couple and three girls around. “I just came from work to hear what has happened. They (the family) have been living here for five years and they were so quiet. It’s a shame what has happened and I can only think of the family right now,” she said.
Another Woodlands resident, Kesiah Naicker said: “I’ve been here for 22 years. It’s very strange what happened. I saw all this commotion and stopped see what happened.”
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