Marli and Henri van Breda reunited five months after axe murders
The former Australian siblings who were the only people to survive a deadly axe attack in their South Africa home have reunited nearly five months after the horrific incident.
Marli, 16, and Henri van Breda, 20, met for the first time since the January 27 attack, according to The Rapport newspaper in South Africa.
Investigations into the vicious attack are ongoing and no arrests have been made.
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Marli van Breda, 16, suffered severe brain damage when she was struck several times on the head in her family's South African home in January
The sibling's parents, Martin and Teresa van Breda and their older brother Rudi, 22, were killed in the attack in their home near Cape Town.
Ms van Breda's lawyer, Louise Buikman, said the teenager was overjoyed to see her brother again.
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Share 42 sharesIt had previously been reported the two siblings were kept apart due to fears Henri's presence could traumatise his sister.
The 16-year-old suffered a number of severe injuries in the attack, including brain damage, trauma and a severed jugular.
Police were forced to briefly search for Henri van Breda after he disappeared from current residence in Welkom, South Africa
Marli van Breda (left) who survived the brutal axe attack has posted a photograph on her Instagram account of her father Martin (centre) and mother Teresa (right) along with a caption 'The people I love most'
In a second posting, the 16-year-old posted a picture of her older brother Rudi (left) and father Martin (right)
Last month, she was released from hospital and made her first public appearance since the attack.
Ms van Breda, who used to live with her family in Perth, posted two pictures on her Instragram account - one of her parents and another of her older brother, Rudi.
Along with the photos she included a heart-warming caption: 'The people I love the most.'
Her brother, Henri, who escaped the attack with minor wounds, was not included in her posts.
The 16-year-old pays tribute to her murdered parents and brother three months since the brutal attack
Henri van Breda (back left) escaped the attack while his father (back right), mother (front right), and brother Rudi (back centre) were killed. Marli, 16 (front left), suffered severe head and throat injuries
The van Breda family of five had returned to South Africa last June after residing in Australia for six years.
After the incident in January, Henri escaped with light injuries and rang police to report the deaths at the Stellenbosch home, east of Cape Town.
It emerged that an audio recording of the emergency phone call made by Henri, obtained by eNews Channel Africa, seemed to reveal him 'giggling' as he explained the details of the bloody massacre.
Marli recently returned to school for the first time following the attack
An audio recording between Henri (right, pictured with brother Rudi) and emergency services after his family were hacked to death with an axe, revealed the 20-year-old appeared to giggle during the call
'What kind of injuries are there?' a woman can be heard asking Henri, who responds: 'my family and me were attacked by a guy with an axe.'
When asked if they were unconscious, he responded, 'yes, and bleeding from the head', before what sounds like a faint chuckle is heard.
A cleaner who worked for one of the van Breda's neighbours saw the young man, covered in blood, using his phone outside the house shortly after the attack.
Martin (left) and wife Theresa (right) both died at their home in Stellenbosch - east of Cape Town
A doctor who examined Henri following the attack revealed his injuries were self-inflicted. He was also reportedly addicted to tik and his allowance was cut off before his family were attacked.
Henri was previously living with his uncle, Her Breda, since the attack and believed to have been receiving counselling.
The Van Breda siblings reportedly stand to inherit an estate valued at over $20 million.
The van Breda family had just moved back to South Africa in June after six years in Perth, Western Australia
Police leaving he De Zalze housing estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, where three members of the van Breda family were killed and two injured on January 27
