Eastern Cape family axe murder accused appears in court

Nowa Makula, 32 - the man accused of hacking six members of a family in Elliotdale, in the Eastern Cape, to death last week - will make a formal bail application on December 7.

Makula was the boyfriend of the mother and father of three of the children who were hacked to death with an axe, including a six-month-old baby.

The horrific scene was discovered by the mother's 16-year-old son.

The killings have made headlines in SA and internationally and came as the country started its 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign.

Makula made his first court appearance in the Elliotdale magistrate's court on Monday before the matter was postponed for the bail application.

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