A teenager who survived the brutal axe murders of his parents and brother stands to inherit a share of at least ten million pounds from their deaths , it was reported today . Henri van Breda suffered what police sources reportedly said was ‘ self-inflicted ’ wounds following the bloodbath at his family home in Stellenbosch - 50 kilometres east of Cape Town . His sister Marli , 16 , was the only other survivor of the horrific attack , but is still in no fit state to talk about the slaughter which left her with a slashed jugular vein and severe head injuries . Scroll down for video . Henri van Breda ( back left ) and his sister Marli , 16 , ( front left ) stand to inherit a slice of their parents ' reported £10million fortune after their father Martin , 55 ( back right ) , mother Teresa , 54 ( front right ) , and brother Rudi , 22 ( back centre ) were killed in an axe attack in their home that left Marli with severe head and throat injuries . According to South Africa ’ s Sunday Times newspaper , both surviving children have lawyers representing them in the division of their parents ’ fortune . Henri , who has been cared for by relatives since the attack , has a legal team led by Pieter Botha , who successfully fought to have his client Shrien Dewani cleared of the murder of his new bride , Anni . A lawyer has also been appointed for Marli , who is under police guard while she recovers at an exclusive rehabilitation unit . The attack , which took place in the early hours of the morning in the family ’ s upstairs bedrooms seven weeks ago , claimed the lives of the children ’ s mother Teresa , 54 , father Martin , 55 , and older brother Rudi , 22 . Forensic evidence gathered at the scene , including the murder weapon , bloodied footprints and handprints is already with state prosecutors who believe they have sufficient material to make an arrest , even without Marli ’ s eye witness account . Mr van Breda was a successful businessman who had enterprises in South Africa and Australia , where the family lived in Perth for seven years before returning to Cape Town last year . The van Breda family lived on the estate of the De Zalze Golf Club ( pictured ) about 50km east of Cape Town . The home where the attack took place , on De Zalze secure golf estate in the winelands outside Cape Town , is among the assets to be sold off . Neighbours expressed shock that a killer unknown to the family could have entered and left the highly-guarded compound undetected by security guards and cameras . Physics student Henri , who called for help more than three hours after the brutal attack , claimed a man wielding an axe had set upon his loved ones while he was in a bathroom . When he emerged from the bathroom he killer hurled the murder weapon at him and knocked him unconscious . A recording of the call was leaked to the media . In it , Henri is heard to giggle as he is quizzed by the operator about the details of the attack . Henri van Breda , 20 , was left with minor injuries following the slaying of his parents and older brother . The attackers left Marli ( pictured ) with a cut throat and 'severe ' head injuries on the balcony of her home . When asked if his family were unconscious , he replied , ‘ yes and bleeding from the head ’ before what sounds like a quiet laugh can be heard . According to South Africa ’ s YOU magazine , Henri has returned once to the scene of the killing , to collect some clothes and other belongings . However , he has not been allowed to see his sister since the incident , and she has been informed that her parents and brother Rudi are dead . A teenager living in a shack near the family ’ s home also told the Sunday Times how he had been paid by Henri as a drug runner – and regularly delivered crystal meth to him , or ‘ tik ’ as it is known in South Africa . According to some reports , Henri had spent some time in an exclusive rehabilitation clinic , and had had his allowance cut by his parents shortly before the murders . A close family friend described the van Breda 's as 'like a perfect family ' , they had previously lived in Perth . Mrs van Breda ’ s brother , Andre du Toit is the guardian to both surviving children and Henri is being cared for by him and his wife at their home . A spokesman for the family , Ben Rootman , confirmed that , ‘ a joint Will drawn up in South Africa determines that a trust and the children born from the marriage inherit the South African estate . The family also had assets in Australia and these have been left to the South African families and to the trustees of the trust . These assets have not yet been fully determined. ’ According to South African law , the process of settling an estate is halted if an heir is arrested on a charge of murder and will only resume after court proceedings have been finalized . An heir is disqualified from inheriting if found guilty of murder .
Henri van Breda suffered 'self inflicted wounds ' following attack on family . Parents and brother were killed and sister suffered severe head injuries . Family were attacked in upstairs bedrooms of their Cape Town home . Henri called for help three hours after attack and said he was in bathroom . Claimed the killer hurled the axe at him and knocked him unconscious . Police have arrested a man who they believe is responsible but are not sure if it's linked to the case or unrelated.