Police still searching for culprit who murdered children in Rock city

JUBA – South Sudan police are still searching for the culprit who murdered three children in South Sudan’s capital Juba over the weekend.

On Saturday evening, three siblings who are identified as Lydia Edward, 9, Blessings Edward, 7, and their 4-year-old sister Nura Edward, were killed by an unknown person.

Their mother was outside the house when the incident took place.

Speaking to Sudans Post, police spokesman Daniel Justin said the culprit was still at large and said investigation and man-hunt were still ongoing.

“According to the preliminary report, the mother had left home around 12 pm and left the children watching television on that fateful day. After she returned home, she found her children dead,” Daniel said.

“When the mother returned home, she found the television was still on and blood was everywhere in the house. We want to tell the public that we are seriously following-up on the incident. No arrests have been made so far, but we are gathering information,” he explained.