Man held for executing family

2011-10-03 12:18

Johannesburg - A man was arrested on Monday for the murder of a couple and their teenage son, in De Deur, south of Johannesburg, said Gauteng police.

The 20-year-old man, who was the son of the family's domestic worker, was arrested at a nearby plot, said Brigadier Anton du Bruyn.

All the victims were shot dead.

"Their bodies were found at their house on a Walkerville smallholding on Sunday afternoon," said Du Bruyn.

"The security door was opened. There was blood on the floor in almost all the rooms."

The body of Giraldine Viana, 46, was found in the main bedroom, he said.

She was raped before being shot dead.

Her husband Tony, 50, was shot dead in the lounge. He was found on his stomach with his hands tied behind his back.

The body of their 13-year-old son Amaro was found in the bath with his hands tied behind his back. He was a Grade 7 pupil at Linmeyer Primary School.

Police believed they were killed on Saturday night.

The man was charged with three counts of murder, rape, theft of a motor vehicle and house robbery.

He would appear in the Vereeniging Magistrate's Court soon, said Du Bruyn.

- SAPA