In what will come across as a rather shocking development, a woman and her children have been found dead inside their home.
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According to Daily Sun SA, a woman, believed to be in her 20s, and her three children were found dead in their Mpumalanga home on Monday morning.
The mother and her children lived in Cancer Street in Witbank.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics were called to the scene by local authorities, and arrived at approximately 8.15am.
He said: "Once on scene, paramedics were led into the home and into the bedroom."
He said the mother was found lying on the floor while her three children, aged nine, seven, and five were still in their beds.
Meiring said it was evident that all four had been dead for some time.
Unfortunately, nothing could be done by paramedics.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene to begin their investigations.