Tongaat tragedy: father allegedly poisons daughters before suicide

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- MONISHKA GOVENDER

LEON Munsamy and his daughters, Emilia and Elana.

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A TONGAAT father and his two young daughters were found dead at their home on Tuesday afternoon.

It has been alleged that 37-year-old Leon Munsamy had poisoned his daughters, aged 4 and 7, before taking his own life.

The quiet Sastri Circle neighbourhood was shattered when the three bodies were discovered in the locked house.

According to private security company, On Target, their officers were alerted to the incident at approximately 1.20pm.

Spokesperson Megan Mottiahn said they were unable to gain immediate access to the property on arrival.

“When we got to the scene, the house was locked and we could not get in. The neighbour had notified us that they had tried calling the father several times, but there was no answer,” said Mottiahn.