'Blood will lead to axe killer'
An independent forensic investigator has said that analysis of the blood splatter patterns left by the axe murderer in the Van Breda family's Stellenbosch home should have given investigators a clear indication of what happened on January 27. Tom Wolmarans said that, among other things, the splatter patterns would show the order of the attacks."Analysis of the patterns should have given investigators a clear indication of what happened. If you have ... someone who was on the scene ... the blood analysis should be able to confirm his version of events or contradict it," he said.Martin van Breda, 54, his wife Teresa, 55, and their eldest son Rudi, 22, were killed.Marli van Breda, 16, survived the attack but her head injuries resulted in amnesia and she cannot remember what happened that night.Her brother, Henri, 20, said his family was attacked by an intruder who knocked him unconscious...
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