Nhlanhla Mabaso20 December 2024 | 11:29

KZN police investigating triple murder case after woman, boy (3) stabbed to death

It is believed a 24-year-old man, who is also the father of the child, locked the pair inside the house before killing them.

KZN police investigating triple murder case after woman, boy (3) stabbed to death

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DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a triple murder case after a 22-year-old woman and her three-year-old son were stabbed to death in the early hours of Friday morning.

It is believed a 24-year-old man, who is also the father of the child, locked the pair inside the house before killing them.  

The suspect also took his own life shortly after the incident.  

"The bodies were recovered on Friday morning, with the incident suspected to have happened late on Thursday night or in the early hours of Friday," said police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda.