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CAPE TOWN – The much-awaited testimony of triple murder accused Henri van Breda saw the public gallery packed to the rafters in the Western Cape High Court.

Van Breda is accused of the axe killings of his mother, Theresa, father, Martin and brother, Rudi, at their luxury home in Stellenbosch in 2015.

He gave his version of events to the court just a day before his 23rd birthday.

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Despite the claim that media cameras would make him nervous and cause stuttering, Van Breda appeared calm, showing very little emotion.

Giving testimony, he said a laughing axe man was responsible for the deaths of his family members, and on several occasions demonstrated the alleged scuffle between him and the alleged masked attacker.

The mask, he said, was homemade.

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Van Breda disputed the claim that he was giggling on the phone when he made the call to emergency services, but he admitted that he did not come to the aid of his family because he was too scared.

“I was scared, I didn’t know what to do. I can’t specifically recall what was going through my mind but I cetrainly wasn’t able to think clearly….I was very scared,” he said.

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