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Cries of “Allahu Akbar” [God is great] rang out in the courtroom as sadistic killer Igshaan “Gaddafi” Isaacs was locked up for the rest of his days on Thursday.
The hardened 26 prison gangster showed no remorse as Judge Andre le Grange dramatically sealed his fate just after 11.30am in the Cape High Court.
Isaacs stood with his head bowed, dressed in his usual Muslim attire as he awaited sentencing. But he would get no mercy from Judge le Grange.
The no-nonsense judge tore into the notorious killer as he sentenced him to two life terms for the brutal death of his ex-wife Fazlin Arendse, 27, and Moulana Sharief Hendricks, 31.
“Thus far you have killed four persons… the accused is a danger to the community,” said Le Grange.
“For the murder of Sharief Hendricks, life.
“For the murder of Fazlin Arendse, life.
“They were both parents to minor children and in the prime of their lives.”
Emotions ran high in the courtroom as the packed gallery awaited the judgement.
Then came the moment they had been waiting for as the marathon two-month trial finally drew to an end.
As soon as the judge uttered the word “life”, the courtroom burst into spontaneous applause.
Tears flowed as Isaacs’ victims’ families hugged each other openly at the realisation that their ordeal had finally came to an end.
Isaacs, 48, now faces the rest of his life behind bars.
He will serve a minimum of 25 years before he is even entitled to a parole hearing.
Even then – given Gaddafi’s record of appalling crimes – he is highly unlikely to be considered for release.
Isaacs was sentenced to 25 years each, to run concurrently, for the murders of his estranged wife and Moulana Sharief in Beacon Valley, Mitchell’s Plain, on June 22 last year.
Judge Le Grange also sentenced Isaacs to three years for assaulting Fazlin on April 15 last year plus seven years for kidnapping her on the same day.
An additional two years were added for contravening a protection order.
And he was hit with another six years for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Le Grange quoted from the Holy Qur’an as he delivered his damning verdict.
“In the Qur’an it is frowned upon, the taking of a life: “Wie ’n mens se lewe ontneem… dan is dit asof hy die hele mensedom ontneem. [He who takes a life, takes all of mankind].
“In your religion, a man is to care and protect his wife but you failed at this.”
He further said Isaacs never proved with witnesses or evidence that Sharief and Fazlin were having an affair.
Earlier this week it was revealed Isaacs, who is a father to 10 children, stabbed his cousin, Nariema Dollie, to death in July 1988, in Mitchell’s Plain, because she refused to be his wife and have his unborn child.
The victims’ families sat next to each other throughout sentencing.
Fazlin’s mother Fatima van Stavel, Sharief’s sister Washiela Parker, and his wife Zubaidah hugged each other in tears as Isaacs was led away for the last time.
Amidst all the emotion, Fatima afterwards showed incredible forgiveness towards the man who so brutally ended her daughter’s life.
She said she could now forgive Isaacs for what he did , saying only Allah could judge and that her daughter could now finally rest in peace.
“Nou kan sy rus (Now she can rest),” Fatima tells the Daily Voice.
“Before Fazlin died she promised me she would put him away for life and she accomplished this – even though she paid with her life.
“I have forgiven him a long time ago, I cannot punish him, I am not God.”
Fazlin’s father Abdurahman Arendse said he was grateful to the Judge, prosecutor Advocate Evadne Kortje and investigating officer Detective Errol Bedford and everyone for their support.
Sharief’s wife Zubaidah said she was surprised and relieved.
“I am relieved because he won’t come out again to do this again… I didn’t expect life and I am satisfied.”
Waheeb Isaacs, 24, a community member, said Isaacs’ head would have been chopped off in a country ruled by strict Islamic laws.
“The Qur’an says if you take a life, then your life must be taken… an eye for an eye. If this had to be according to a Muslim country, his head would have been chopped off.”
Isaacs’ daughter Adiebah 27, and other relatives refused to comment to the media and showed very little emotion as Isaacs’ fate was sealed.
Fazlin’s other siblings, Aslam, Adiel and Faadia were present at court.
*This article was published in the Daily Voice
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‘Sadistic’ killer gets two life terms