A 40-year-old Brakpan North, Ekurhuleni, father is alleged to have killed his two young children before taking his own life on Saturday night.

According to Brakpan police, officers were summoned to an address along Abramowitz Street at around 20:40.

When they arrived, they were told two boys had been strangled and taken to the Far East Rand Hospital. An officer proceeded to the hospital and was informed that both children had died.

The father’s body was found in a nearby veld hanging from a tree.

The police are investigating the tragedy and no further details were available when the story was published.