Assassination attempts have become an occupational hazard for members of Cape Town’s legal fraternity, as the city’s underworld flexes its muscles.
Jakes van der Merwe was shot in broad daylight on February 12, while parked outside his house in Gardens. He remains none the wiser about who would want him dead.
Attorney Jakes van der Merwe was shot in the neck on February 12 in Gardens, Cape Town, whilst sat in his car. CCTV footage captured how it all unfolded.