South Africa

My nightmare: Brother-in-law killed her entire family in fit of jealousy

14 August 2019 - 07:00 By Nivashni Nair
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KwaZulu-Natal south coast woman Leanne Julyan says her life was shattered when her brother-in-law snuffed out the lives of her husband, two children and father in December 2017.
KwaZulu-Natal south coast woman Leanne Julyan says her life was shattered when her brother-in-law snuffed out the lives of her husband, two children and father in December 2017.
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“There is a period just before my children’s lives ended that was horrific, and I wasn’t there. I don’t know what they went through for the last 15 minutes of their lives. That stops me from sleeping. That stops me from living.”

These are the heartbreaking words of KZN mom Leanne Julyan, who lives in a zombie-like state after her brother-in-law brutally murdered her husband, her two children and her father.

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