Murderous attack on his family haunts father
CHARLENE SOMDUTH WATCHING four men enter his home, terrorise his family and then kill his pregnant wife haunts Ayoob Ismail.
In July, his wife, Zakkiyya Ismail, 26, had her throat slit in the bathroom of their farmhouse in Weenen, near Estcourt.
She was four months’ pregnant and was expected to give birth in December. Their children, Hajra, 8, was strangled, and Hamza, 2, was kicked several times. They survived the attack.
Ismail, a cattle farmer, ran his family’s abattoir which he inherited from his father. He has not been to the farmhouse since the attack and has been living with family.
His cousin, Ally Jamaloodeen, said life had changed for the family.
“All their hopes and dreams were shattered that night. My cousin…