A hearing involving murder accused Najwa Petersen was postponed in the Wynberg Regional Court on Friday as psychiatric reports to determine whether she’s mentally fit to stand trial for the murder of Taliep Petersen have not yet been completed.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation reported that the widow did not appear in court on Friday.
She would remain in the Valkenburg Psychiatric Hospital until her next court appearance on August 17.
Legal counsel indicated that a panel of experts had not had sufficient time to complete the psychiatric evaluation.
Petersen faces a charge, along with three co-accused, of having murdered her husband, theatre legend Taliep Petersen, in their Athlone home in December last year. — Sapa