A court-appointed curator has placed Marli van Breda, 16, in the care of family friends after she made an astounding recovery from an axe attack in which her father, Martin, mother Teresa and brother Rudi, 22, were killed. Van Breda, who suffered a fractured skull and brain trauma, and her brother Henri, who sustained minor injuries, survived the attack at their home in the De Zalze Golf Estate, in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, in January.Advocate Louise Buikman said Van Breda, who has not seen Henri since the attack, was in good spirits and anxious to get on with her life .Buikman, who was appointed curator on April 1, decided not to place Van Breda in the care of relatives .Buikman, who was acting in terms of an order by the Cape Town High Court, said the placement was temporary."I am to file a final report to the High Court by the end of May as to my recommendations as to where Marli should live, and where her best interests would be served," said Buikman.Van Breda, who was expected to be a key witness in the case, has told the police that she has no recollection of the attack."According to her medical team, [such amnesia] commonly occurs with patients who have suffered a traumatic experience," family spokesman Ben Rootman said yesterday."She is still under close guard."The police are physically protecting her because no arrest has been made in connection with the murders."Henri van Breda went to ground shortly after the attack and has not made a statement. It was reported that he left Cape Town for Johannesburg earlier this month. But yesterday his lawyer, Lorinda van Niekerk, would not confirm his whereabouts.If no one is prosecuted for the assaults, said criminal law specialist Terry Price, it i s possible that the National Prosecuting Authority would ask for an inquest at which witnesses would be questioned.Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said yesterday that " significant progress" was being made in the investigation of the murders."Once we are in the position to disclose the finer aspects of the case, we will make an announcement," he said...