Zimbabwean man tries to flee the country after killing wife and five children with an axe.

In an Eastern Cape home in Dakwedi 6 bodies were found, a 42 year old woman and her five children aged between 6-months to 10 years old. The police found the bodies in a pile of blood beside an axe believed to be the murder weapon.

When the police arrived at the scene they found the gruesome scene of the bodies in a pool of blood. Provincial Police Commissioner  Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga says it is inconceivable that this horrible crime happened on the opening day of 16 Days of Activism.

A man believed to be a husband to the deceased mother had disappeared without a trace and the police asked for the community’s assistance. Moreover, the community did not take their role for granted as the police got a tip-of about his whereabouts.

He was found hiding in the flat of a relative. Detectives believe he was planning of running away to his home country. He was arrested Thursday night, 24 hours after the murder.

By Everngelista Muza

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