Staff Reporter
Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of four family members whose bodies were pulled out of a Bloemfontein house that caught fire on Thursday morning.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thandi Mbambo said in a statement a couple and their two children were found dead after the fire brigade had put out the fire but did not suffer any significant burns.
“The father, 56, and mother, 50, had no visible injuries, whilst a 17-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy were found with stab wounds and their throats slit,” she said.
The incident happened on Victoria Road in the city.
Mbambo said preliminary investigations do not show any signs of forced entry, but added that police were still probing to determine what actually transpired.
Cases of murder and arson have been registered for further investigation.
A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
