A FAMILY has been left shattered after a man strangled both his mom and his niece to death over the weekend.
The 39-year-old suspect had apparently threatened his mom Daffidol Faro, 62, and 10-year-old niece Aseeqah Erasmus hours before.
Relatives found Daffidol’s body in a deep freezer while Aseeqah was found in a bath full of water, hidden under clothes.
The horrific double murder happened in Kalksteenfontein in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The deceased woman’s sister, Patricia Francis, 59, says the suspect, who lived with his mother, first killed Daffidol and then the young girl.
“My niece Kayla went to check on her mom on Saturday morning as we were preparing to go to the butchery,” she explains.
“When she got to the house, she saw her mom’s…