Eugene Botha, convicted of murdering his mother, father, and sister in Germiston, South Africa, expressed remorse and apologized to his surviving brother during his court appearance.
JOHANNESBURG - A Germiston man convicted of killing his parents and sister broke down in court on Tuesday and apologised to his last remaining sibling.
Eugene Botha was convicted of killing his mother, Marrie, his father, Johannes, and his sister, Soné, at their Rondebult home. Post-mortem results show Eugene killed all of them by hitting them several times on the head with a hammer.In a violent fit of rage, Eugene Botha killed his mother, sister and father within minutes of each other.His last remaining sibling and older brother, Jean Botha, watched on from the court gallery."I would like to tell the court, I apologise for what I did, I know it was wrong, it wasn’t supposed to happen. I apologise for my actions, it wasn’t right and I’m sorry.
Eugene said he killed his mother and sister by hitting them with a hammer several times on the head. While he shot his father on the head with a gun. TCG
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