Four kids found dead in freezer

Four children have been found dead inside a freezer in Ermelo, Mpumalanga police said yesterday.

The three boys and a girl, aged between four and seven, were last seen playing outside a house on Tuesday afternoon, said Brigadier Selvy Mohlala.

“Their bodies were discovered about 5.30pm,” he said. “It is believed they went or jumped inside the empty freezer and it closed.”

Mohlala said they suffocated, but a postmortem would be carried out. –