Pretoria – Fourteen-year-old twins have been stabbed to death at their home in Mamelodi West, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding the killings.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) said officers were called to the house on Friday, 2 October 2026, where they found the twins’ bodies inside a bedroom.
According to the SAPS, the teenagers had suffered multiple stab wounds.
“The police were called to a murder scene where they were shown the lifeless bodies of the twins inside a bedroom with multiple stab wounds,” the police said.
SAPS said the twins’ mother reportedly discovered their bodies after returning home from work.
“The mother reportedly found the kids when she came back from work,” the statement said.
Police have not yet established the circumstances leading to the killings, and no arrests have been made.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident is unknown at this stage and no one has been arrested,” SAPS said.
Investigations are continuing as police work to establish what happened and identify those responsible.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
