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By Robin-Lee Francke 
4h ago
Cape Town – A mother and her five children have been found murdered in their home in the Eastern Cape.
According to DispatchLive, the woman and her children, including a baby, were found at her home in Dabekweni, located between Coffee Bay and Mthatha.
The mother was 42 years old and the children between 6 months and 10 years.
DispatchLive quoted police as saying that the woman’s husband, a foreign national, had disappeared and was now wanted for questioning in connection with the killings.
Police found an ax at the scene, believed to be the murder weapon.
Provincial Police Commissioner Liziwe Ntshinga described the incident to DispatchLive as “devastating”.
Ntshinga said it was inconceivable to wake up to such a horrific and harrowing incident right at the beginning of the 16-day campaign of activism that runs until December 10.
She said whoever was behind the gruesome murders had to be found without delay.
According to Eyewitness news, neighbors alerted the police to the crime.
Police spokesman Tembinkosi Kinana asked the public for help in locating the missing husband. He said police believed the man was in a position to assist with the investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
African News Agency (ANA)
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