A 33-year-old father appeared in the Ladysmith Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for stabbing his two children to death.
Mkhonzeni Bernard Mdladla was remanded in custody until June 29 for further investigation.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Shooz Magudulela said the man found the children‚ aged six and four‚ sleeping when he arrived at his ex-girlfriend's home in the Gudlintaba area of St Chads on Monday evening.
The children's mother and grandmother hid when the man arrived at the house.
"He stabbed the kids on the neck and stomach before fleeing the scene‚" Magudulela said.
The man was arrested in the Ladysmith city centre on Tuesday.
KwaZulu-Natal acting provincial commissioner‚ Major General Bhekinkosi Langa commended Ladysmith police for the swift arrest.
“It is sad that people who are expected to protect and love their children are the ones charged with murder.
“We are pleased that the suspect was arrested and will face the law‚ we hope that justice will prevail‚” he said.
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