Last week, former Ladysmith accountant Ahmed Dawood Seedat admitted to killing his British-born wife, Fahima Yusuf, in August last year.
The story is a gruesome and tragic one. After bludgeoning her to death with a wheel spanner, he buried her in a shallow grave in the backyard of their home in Perth, Australia, close to where his children kept their toys.
He then continued to live his life as normal with the children, until Yusuf’s father sounded the alarm that instigated a police investigation.
36-year-old Sadat was charged with murder in September last year, and is now facing the music.
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The court told Times Select Seedat had pleaded guilty to one count of murder.
“I can confirm that Ahmed Seedat appeared in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates’ Court in Perth, Western Australia, on January 30.
“He pleaded guilty to one count of murder and was remanded in custody to the Supreme Court on May 8…
The children, according to the Australian media, are attending school and “carrying on with life as normal”.
On Wednesday, defence lawyer Jonathan Davies requested a psychological report be compiled on Seedat, reportedly telling the court there had been “complex matters in the background of the relationship”.
The report will be prepared ahead of sentencing in May.
Seedat is also facing charges for allegedly fleecing some of his clients of more than AUS $6 million (around R58 million).
He is alleged to have stolen money from more than 20 people, which they had deposited into accounts linked to him to invest on their behalf.
Clients reported their concerns about missing funds to police after Seedat was charged with Yusuf’s murder.
A distant cousin from Ladysmith said at the time of his arrest that Seedat had left the town after finishing school. He later emigrated.
He is currently in jail awaiting trial.
[source:timeslive]
