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Henri is Finally Arrested

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Helga

Last night it poured with rain in Cape Town. The Stellenbosch holding cell would have been cold and unfamiliar to Henri. Lying there, staring at the ceiling, pondering his future, I doubt he had much sleep. When the dreadful murders … Continue reading →

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One Year Later – van Breda Murders Still Unsolved

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Helga

Today’s 26th January 2016. The events that took place at De Zalze residential golf estate just outside Stellenbosch one year ago today remain a mystery. It was on the morning of 27th January 2015 that Cape Town awoke to the … Continue reading →

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You Magazine Article on the van Breda Murders

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Helga

It’s almost 7 months since the deaths of three members  of the van Breda family. It was a vicious  attack by an axe-wielding intruder who brutally & systematically overwhelmed Rudi van Breda, followed by Rudi’s father, Martin and his mother Teresa. … Continue reading →

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van Breda Murders Latest

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Helga

It was with quite a lot of shock that I googled the latest on the van Breda murders to find a story released in the press yesterday to say that there was not enough evidence to make an arrest and … Continue reading →

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Henri & Marli Reunited

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Helga

It’s a very short story across all media outlets. A brief report stating that the siblings had seen each other for the first time since the murders on the night of the 26th/27th January 2015. All that family spokesman Ben Rootman … Continue reading →

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Marli is Back at School

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Helga

I opened News 24 this  morning to see this happy news. The report doesn’t say whether she still has a police presence at her side, something reports said she had for quite some time after she left hospital and rehab. … Continue reading →

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4 Months Since the van Breda Murders

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Helga

Four  months ago today Capetonians woke to the shocking news that a Stellenbosch family, living in a prestigious gated golfing community had been viciously attacked in what appeared to be an overnight home invasion. Three of the five family members … Continue reading →

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Marli van Breda Out & About

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Helga

The South African You Magazine dated 21st May 2015 covered Marli van Breda first shopping and then heading for her school to watch her boyfriend play rugby. She went with her boyfriends, mother, simply referred to as Christelle. The two … Continue reading →

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The Bizarre van Breda Murder Case

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Helga

What is going on with the van Breda murder case is so strange and pretty much unprecedented in South Africa. The questions are piling up as no arrests are made, one survivor is named a key witness and has police … Continue reading →

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The Latest On Marli van Breda

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Helga

Every now and again there’s a flurry of news regarding the remaining van Breda family members and then something else makes front page news which overrides it. There have not yet been any arrests in the multiple family murder that … Continue reading →

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Closing in on a Murderer – van Breda Murders – An Arrest Soon?

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Helga

Three months ago, on 26th January 2015,  most people reading this had not heard of the van Breda family who lived across two continents. South African by birth and Afrikaans by culture, they had spent several years in Australia by … Continue reading →

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News About Marli van Breda

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Helga

It’s a week shy of three months since the dreadful slaying of three of the van Breda family  in Stellenbosch. People across the city and the world are still waiting to hear of an arrest. To date there has been … Continue reading →

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You Magazine Stalking Henri

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Helga

Like a broken record, I write again about the van Breda murders. While there is no news of any consequence (ie no arrests have yet been made), it has come to pass than in order to find out any information … Continue reading →

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No Latest News in the van Breda Murders

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Helga

One of the most common online searches that brings people to this blog is ‘van Breda murders – latest news.’ Unfortunately, they are not getting anything new here. Almost daily, I too run a search to see if there has … Continue reading →

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Two Months Later & Still No Arrests in the Van Breda Murders

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Helga

Two months have passed since the horrific murders of Martin, Teresa and Rudi van Breda in their exclusive golf estate home just outside Stellenbosch.  Usually what happens after someone has been murdered is the police start looking for who did … Continue reading →

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