Son-in-law's brutal attack on Cape Town couple

A COLD-BLOODED attack orchestrated by the son-in-law of a Muslim couple, who were attacked in their Cape Town home, in Northpine, while getting ready for their morning prayers, resulted in one of the attackers being convicted on a charge of murder and two charges of attempted murder.

- ZELDA VENTER

Brent Williams, who hired two hitmen to attack his in-laws, had meanwhile died shortly before the conclusion of his murder trial before the Western Cape High Court. One of the killers, Reagan Davids, was meanwhile convicted, while the third perpetrator is still unknown.

The court heard that there were tensions in the home environment that led Williams to obtain hitmen to kill his in-laws to “neutralise” his marital problems. He and his wife Ibtisaam Dennis lived in the same house, but in different bedrooms. His in-laws, Hashim Dennis, 75, and his wife of 47 years, 70-year-old Kulsoem Dennis, lived in a flat on the premises.

In the early hours of January 31, Williams drove his two co-perpetrators close to his home, where he gave them the house keys. The Dennis couple started their daily routine by prepar ing for their daily prayers, including opening the sliding door of their flatlet slightly.