Shock and grief gripped residents of Ngarakach village in Eastern Equatoria State on Monday, after a woman's body and those of her three children were discovered.
Police said the woman is suspected to have killed her three children before committing suicide.
Kapoeta North Police Inspector, Capt. Jenisio Omir Lideng confirmed the incident to Radio Tamazuj, but said no arrests had been made.
He said there was misunderstanding between the woman and her brother after the latter claimed the former had taken his 1,000 South Sudanese Pounds. “The woman first killed all her three children and then hanged herself with a rope. This is what happened and the report was brought to me by one of my soldiers,” Lideng explained.
The police officer advised the population to desist from violence.