Son accused of slaughtering his millionaire parents and brother with an axe claims they were killed by a 'laughing attacker' as he fights to retain huge inheritance

Henri van Breda, 21, denied killing his parents and brother and attempting
to murder  his sister as he appeared in court in Cape Town on Monday

 Henri van Breda, 21, denied killing three of his family at court on Monday

He said a 'laughing' axeman murdered his father Martin, mother Teresa, brother Rudi and slashed the neck of his sister Marli as he watched in 2015

He said he fought the killer but couldn't remember the number to call for help

He stands to inherit part of his family's £12million fortune if found not guilty

His younger sister Marli was the sole survivor and is due to give evidence