Ex-South Africa rugby star 'murders at least three people with an axe in revenge for gang-rape of his daughter'
A famous former rugby player has been arrested in South Africa after allegedly butchering at least three people to death with an axe.
- Attack left young girl infected with HIV
- Player accused of stalking his victims for days
A newspaper claimed the unnamed 34-year-old sportsman had launched a murderous rampage in revenge after his daughter was gang-raped and infected with HIV.
Afrikaans daily Beeld reported that one of the star's alleged victims had been decapitated during a string of brutal attacks which happened last week near Durban in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.
It is believed the man's head was found at least a mile away from his body in a separate suburb of the Indian Ocean city.
Police spokesman Vincent Mdunge told South Africa's Sowetan newspaper the sportsman was being held in custody after being arrested yesterday.
The star is due to appear in court tomorrow to face three charges of murder and one of attempted murder in relation to a fourth alleged victim named Khangelani Mdluli, who managed to escape.
Lieutenant Colonel Mdunge said: 'When they pounced on him they found an axe, which we believe is the murder weapon, clothes with blood stains and a hired car that we suspect he could have used during the alleged attacks.
'He is currently being detained in one of our police stations.
Police said the man was arrested in a planned raid on a residential property at around 1.30am yesterday.
He is accused of stalking his victims over several days in townships and slum suburbs around Durban before hacking them to death with an axe.
Escape: Siyanda Khumalo says he narrowly avoided being the fourth victim of the rugby player
One of the dead men was named as Paulos Hlongwa, a 46-year-old whose body was found last week in Merebank.
Police said his head was later discovered in a dustbin more than a mile away.
The decomposing bodies of the other victims were found later last week.
Police spokesman Anton Booysen said one of them had been almost fully-decapitated.
He added: 'His head was hanging by nothing more than a nerve.'
The newspaper also published an interview with a man believed to have narrowly escaped the axe killer.
Durban resident Khangelani Mdluli, 27, told police he was walking through the city's Lamontville suburb last Tuesday when a man approached him in his car.
In comments reported by the Argus, Mr Mdluli said the man accused him of raping his daughter before lunging at him with an axe.
He said: 'He stopped the car, jumped out with an orange plastic bag and walked down the road towards me.
'I continued walking but I looked at the plastic bag.
'He said to me: 'Did you know we would ever meet? You think I'm stupid. You infected my daughter with HIV'.'
Mr Mdluli said the man then pulled an axe out of a bag we was carrying and slammed it down towards his head.
He said: 'As the axe came down towards my head, I ducked and it scratched my stomach.
'I started running down the road as he followed me and swore at me.
'He eventually gave up and turned back to head to his car, which was parked up the road.'
The alleged victim said he ran straight home after the incident, which had left him traumatised.
He added: 'The incident has really affected me.
'I don't feel at ease when I am working night shift and have to walk home. I am scared and I don't feel safe.'
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Originally Posted by Demondahlia
of it, that may seem like a normal, albeit somewhat overly ardent, faith testimony. Combine that with the psychological problems, however, and I wonder if he thought he was on a mission for the Big Boss. 
