Daily Sun (September 16 2013) - FOR A FEW seconds the three little children may have enjoyed the excitement of their dark, crowded hiding place. But fear will have gripped them as they realised they were trapped . . .
AND DEATH WILL HAVE COME SLOWLY TO THE CHILDREN AS THEY RAN OUT OF AIR TO BREATHE.
Madala Afrika Stuurman found the bodies on Friday at a house in Atamelang, North West. Stuurman, who is the great grandfather of one of the children, said he noticed flies and ants around the old fridge outside the house. He said he opened it and saw the children piled up inside.
"I was horrified when I saw their lifeless bodies," said Stuurman. "The three-year-old was at the bottom. The four-year-old and the five-year-old were sitting on top of the youngest one, facing in opposite directions."
The fridge has a catch that locks the door when it is closed and makes it impossible to open from the inside, so the children couldn't push the door open.
Rorisang Medupe (3), his cousin Onalenna Medupe (4) and their friend Sekhukhuza Stuurman (5) of Vrischgewaagte, south of Mafikeng, North West, went missing on Thursday morning just before 11am.