Pictured on a family holiday are parents Martin and Teresa van Breda with their daughter Marli, 16, and sons Henri, 20, and Rudi, 22. Picture: Facebook Source: Facebook
THREE members of a former Perth family have been found "hacked to death" in their South African home.
A fourth family member has been critically injured and a fifth has reportedly been taken away by the police.
Businessman Martin van Breda, 54, his wife Teresa, 55, and their son Rudi, 22, were found dead in their home in an exclusive golf-course estate home at Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, yesterday morning, local time.
The couple's daughter Marli, 16, is in a critical but stable condition with serious head injuries and their 20-year-old son Henri is assisting police and being questioned, South African media are reporting.
Police spokesman Andre Traut said no arrests have been made at this stage.
Emergency medical services spokesman Robert Daniels said it appeared the victims had been killed with an axe.
"What I can say is they were not shot, the patients were axed. The daughter was rushed to hospital with severe head trauma and a severed jugular," Mr Daniels told Cape Times. "The other son had minor bruises on his arms. He was treated at the scene."
Victims ... Martin and Teresa van Breda. Picture: Facebook Source: Facebook
News24 reported Marli is a year 11 student at Somerset College. The school's headmistress, Meg Fargher, said Marli started at the school last year and her parents were very involved in college activities.
"She's a lovely, popular, clever girl," Ms Fargher said.
Marli's boyfriend is also a student at the school.
The family were originally from South Africa but had lived in Claremont for about six years. They returned to South Africa in June last year.
Their son Rudi reportedly attended Scotch College in Victoria
In hospital ... Marli van Breda is in a critical but stable condition. Picture: Facebook Source: Supplied
Family friend Alexander Boshoff, 19, said the community was shaken by the news.
"Our families often spent holidays together. We have known each other for years. Martin was one of my dad's business partners at Curro Holdings," he told Cape Times. "They moved around a lot because of Martin's business, but Henri and Rudi never really complained. They were like a perfect family."
Curro Holdings owns a number of private schools in South Africa.
A close friend, who didn't want to be named, told News 24 the van Bredas were a "stunning family".
"I'm just shocked, I can't believe it," she said, adding that she had spent time with the family a few days ago.
She said Mr van Breda was calm and quiet, while his wife was excited about doing a cooking course in Italy.
The estate's homeowners association said there had been no breach of security at the estate.
"We wish to report that there was no breach of our security and we believe it was an isolated incident, confined to the scene of the crime," De Zalze homeowners' association chairman Eben Potgieter said.
Killed ... Martin and Teresa van Breda. Picture: Facebook Source: Facebook
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