Three more bodies were found in the kitchen refrigerator, which was filled with frozen meat, cakes and vegetables.

Three of the bodies were in black garbage bags; the fourth was wrapped in baby clothes.

"Although we suspect that the infants were about a month old, because they were frozen a perfect inspection at the scene of crime is impossible," said police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela.

"An autopsy and pathology examinations will determine the ages and sexes."

On the day the infants' corpses were discovered the owner of the house was in Johannesburg, where her boyfriend, who is the father of her three children, was being buried.

At the boyfriend's memorial service, in New Brighton, on Thursday, mourners were served food that had been stored in one of the fridges. The leftovers were placed back in the fridge in which the bodies were found.

"We hope that the owner of the house will assist us in investigating the matter. No arrests have been made yet," said Fatyela.

Anita King, 44, was asked by the home owner to clean the house.

"The terrible smell was unbearable. I thought the meat in the fridges must have gone bad because of Eskom load-shedding. So I decided to clean the freezers and defrost them," she said.

"Inside there was a garbage bag and as soon I opened it the smell was horrible and filled the whole house and even outside.

"I could not believe my eyes when I saw a tiny human hand and a head. I have never seen anything like that in my life," said King.

Neighbours described the home's occupants as a friendly, religious couple who were fond of children.

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