A Free State man, who was wanted by police for allegedly stabbing his wife and two sons to death, has been found dead.
Police were on the hunt for the man after the bodies of his wife, 37, and two sons, aged two and nine, were found in their home on 17 May.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Sam Makhele said, on 17 May, police were called to a house at Extension 3 in Zamdela, Sasolburg, where they found the bodies of the deceased lying in the bedroom.
Makhele said the man's body was found on Tuesday morning, hanging from a tree behind an industrial area in Sasolburg.
Police have opened an inquest docket, but are not suspecting any foul play with regard to the man's death.
