A family of three, including a 13-year-old boy, has been found shot dead on their smallholding in Walkerville, south of Joburg, according to a report on Monday.
Captain Shado Mashobane told Beeld newspaper it was suspected that the boy's mother had been raped before being shot dead. The boy and his father were shot dead execution-style.
The police found their bodies on Sunday after finding the family's car in Orange Grove.
The body of Giraldine Vaina, 46, was found in the main bedroom, while her husband, Tony Vaina, 50, seemed to have been shot dead in the lounge. He was found on the stomach with his hands tied behind his back.
The body of Amaro Vaina, 13, was found in the bath, with his hands tied behind his back. He was a Grade 7 pupil at the Linmeyer Primary School.
His father was the owner of MSV Tooling in Germiston.
No arrests have been made. – Sapa