’The children and grandchildren of Stephen and Bobby are still struggling to come to terms with it’
CAPE TOWN - While double-murder accused Enver Hassim pursues his bail application at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court, the family of the father and son allegedly killed at his hands, say they are struggling to find closure in the wake of their deaths.
Hassim - an IT manager at Wynberg Campus of Schools - is accused of murdering Stephen Carrington, 81, and his son Robert Carrington, 56, following a domestic dispute at their Tiverton Heights apartment in Plumstead on October 3 whereafter he handed himself to police.
Hassim appeared via video conference on Tuesday while he remains detained.
The case was postponed to November 26 for bail judgment.
A family member of the Carringtons, who did not want to be named, said the family is “still very traumatised” and are nowhere near finding closure yet as funeral proceedings have also been delayed.
“This has been extremely difficult for the family and the pain is still very raw. This incident has also reopened wounds for the family who had years ago also lost two other family members after being shot in a domestic-suicide incident.
“The children and grandchildren of Stephen and Bobby are still struggling to come to terms with it. Their families, who have been in New Zealand and the UK have been making their way back (to South Africa) but are not yet ready to attend court proceedings as the hurt is too much,” the relative said.
The relative said they did not want Hassim to be granted bail.
“The fact that he is applying for bail is like a slap in the face for the family.’’
Probed about Hassim’s continued employment, Wynberg Campus of Schools spokesperson, Wanika Davids, said: “The Campus has referred the matter to our legal team who have launched an enquiry. We are awaiting their advice on how to proceed further. We can't comment any further at this stage.”
At a previous court appearance, the state indicated they would be opposing the Schedule 5 bail application of Hassim, a first-time offender who has no previous convictions.
Cape Times