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'How can a father kill his own children?' Heartbroken Brakpan mom opens up

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Nikita Venter is reeling from the loss of her sons. (PHOTO: Papi Morake)
Nikita Venter is reeling from the loss of her sons. (PHOTO: Papi Morake)

It’s the long, dark nights she dreads the most. Sometimes she wakes in the pitch black and in the few seconds before harsh reality comes flooding back, she believes her baby boy is lying beside her, safe and warm under the covers.

But Ryan, her beautiful nine-month-old son, is gone forever. Her older son, Ruan (4), is dead too and she’ll never again hear his laughter or see him running full tilt through the house.

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