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Najwa Petersen

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/ 6 May 2009

Najwa refused leave to appeal

Murderess Najwa Petersen has been refused leave to appeal her conviction.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Najwa to appeal her conviction

Najwa Petersen will appeal against her conviction for the murder of her husband Taliep in the Cape High Court, SABC news reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 February 2009

Najwa’s lawyer defends ‘legal visit’ in prison

A lawyer acting for jailed Najwa Petersen has denied that he acted unethically by relaying her responses to questions from a newspaper.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 February 2009

Najwa gets 28 years for husband’s murder

Najwa Petersen on Wednesday escaped a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of her husband Taliep, but was effectively jailed for 28 years.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 February 2009

Najwa to be sentenced next Wednesday

Convicted murderess Najwa Petersen and her three co-accused will be sentenced next Wednesday, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 February 2009

Najwa sentencing gets under way

Najwa Petersen was among the top 3% of earners in South Africa when she killed her husband, Taliep, the Cape High Court heard on Wednesday.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 7 December 2008

How phones nailed Najwa

Captain Joe Dryden, investigating officer of the case, said they were suspicious of Najwa ”from very early on”.

By Pearlie Joubert Author
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/ 2 December 2008

Court finds Najwa guilty of murder

Najwa Petersen and two of her co-accused have been found guilty of the December 2006 murder of her entertainer husband, Taliep.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 December 2008

Court queries Najwa’s evidence

On Monday, a judge repeatedly cast doubt on Najwa Petersen’s version of the events surrounding the murder of her husband, Taliep.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 1 December 2008

Witness in Najwa trial described as being ‘frank’

The state notched up an important victory in the Najwa Petersen trial on Monday when a key witness was found to have been ”frank” in his testimony.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 October 2008

Judgement in Najwa murder trial on December 1

Judgement in the Taliep Petersen murder trial will be handed down on December 1, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 October 2008

Najwa was framed, defence tells court

State witness Fahiem Hendricks, not Najwa Petersen, was the mastermind behind the murder of Taliep Petersen, the Cape High Court heard on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 October 2008

Najwa Petersen ‘not a helpless woman’

Najwa Petersen’s version of events on the night of the murder of her husband, Taliep, was riddled with improbabilities, the Cape High Court hears.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 August 2008

Final witness takes stand in Taliep murder trial

The final witness in the Taliep Petersen murder trial testified on Thursday, as proceedings were postponed to October 20 for closing arguments.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 20 August 2008

I knew I would be caught, says Taliep murder accused

One of the men charged with musician Taliep Petersen’s murder on Wednesday said he knew he would be caught by the police.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 August 2008

Taliep pleaded for his life, court hears

Music legend Taliep Petersen pleaded not to be killed as he lay bound on the floor, one of the men charged with his murder told a court on Tuesday.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 18 August 2008

Accused pleaded to leave Taliep’s house, court told

One of the men charged with the murder of entertainer Taliep Petersen pleaded with a co-accused not to carry out the killing, a court heard on Monday.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 18 August 2008

Taliep murder accused breaks down in court

One of the people accused of murdering Taliep Petersen shed tears on Monday when questioned about a show of affection for a baby in the Petersen home.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 August 2008

Accused questioned over alleged approach by Najwa

An accused in the Najwa Petersen murder trial has been questioned about an incident where Najwa allegedly asked him to ”talk her out of the case”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 August 2008

Taliep accused grilled in court by lawyer

The man who says he has confessed all in the Taliep Petersen killing faced a grilling on Thursday over contradictions in his statements.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2008

Najwa wanted me to keep quiet, accused tells court

One of Najwa Petersen’s co-accused told a court on Wednesday that she tried to persuade him not to incriminate her in the murder of her husband.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 13 August 2008

‘This is how Najwa did it’

One of Najwa Petersen’s co-accused on Wednesday showed the Cape High Court how she allegedly fired the shot that killed her bound husband, Taliep.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 13 August 2008

Najwa witnesses receive death threats

At least two witnesses called by the state to testify against murder-accused Najwa Petersen have been threatened with death.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 August 2008

Petersen trial: Cluster of calls ‘just coincidence’

A Taliep Petersen murder accused testifies that a cluster of phone calls in the countdown to the musician’s killing was just coincidence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 August 2008

Taliep murder accused takes stand

The man accused of recruiting the killers of musician Taliep Petersen took the stand in the Cape High Court on Tuesday to proclaim his innocence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 August 2008

Petersen’s son ‘scared and shaken’ during attack

Najwa Petersen’s son testifies he was ”scared, very scared and shaken” when an intruder entered the room where he slept with his family.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 August 2008

Court views footage of Taliep Petersen murder scene

The Cape High Court on Tuesday viewed video footage which showed murdered entertainer Taliep Petersen lying face down in a large pool of blood.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 August 2008

Scorpions deny involvement in Petersen case

The Scorpions were not involved in the investigation of the Taliep Petersen murder, an affidavit on record at the murder trial has confirmed.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

Najwa cross-examined in Taliep murder trial

Murder accused Najwa Petersen faced a day of intense cross-examination before Judge Siraj Desai on Wednesday over the death of her husband, Taliep.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

Najwa fired fatal shot, lawyer charges

Najwa Petersen herself fired the shot that killed her famous musician husband Taliep Petersen, the Cape High Court heard on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

I had a gun put to my head, Najwa tells court

Najwa Petersen told the Cape High Court on Tuesday how an intruder put a gun to her head and demanded money on the night her husband was killed.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2008

Najwa takes stand in murder trial

Slain musician Taliep Peterson had planned to take his wife, Najwa, on holiday to London and Paris, the Cape High Court heard on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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