A resident of Randhart in Alberton, Ekurhuleni, arrived home on Monday evening to a horrific scene, finding his partner and her nine-year-old son murdered inside the house, allegedly by a gardener.
Gauteng police confirmed the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect.
The 34-year-old mother and her son were found at about 6.05pm, said Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo. They had bruises and injuries to their bodies. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
When her partner arrived home, he was allegedly attacked by the gardener, who was carrying an axe. Masondo said the man was able to alert a security guard, who responded and apprehended the gardener.
He said police have charged the gardener with two counts of murder.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate's court on Wednesday.
- This article has been modified to clarify that tests are under way to confirm the cause of death.
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Mother and son, 9, murdered at their home in Alberton 'by gardener'
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A resident of Randhart in Alberton, Ekurhuleni, arrived home on Monday evening to a horrific scene, finding his partner and her nine-year-old son murdered inside the house, allegedly by a gardener.
Gauteng police confirmed the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect.
The 34-year-old mother and her son were found at about 6.05pm, said Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo. They had bruises and injuries to their bodies. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
When her partner arrived home, he was allegedly attacked by the gardener, who was carrying an axe. Masondo said the man was able to alert a security guard, who responded and apprehended the gardener.
He said police have charged the gardener with two counts of murder.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate's court on Wednesday.
- This article has been modified to clarify that tests are under way to confirm the cause of death.
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