Taliep Petersen's brother testifies in murder trial
By Rhodé Marshall & Nadia Samie
11 April 2008
The Cape High Court heard testimony from the brother of slain Taliep Petersen on Friday morning before Judge Siraj Desai adjourned for lunch.
Igsaan Petersen took the stand and testified that on the evening of the murder, 16 December 2006, his sister Matoema called him to say that a robbery had occurred at their brother Taliep’s home and that Accused 1 – Najwa – said that her husband had been shot. Arriving at the Petersen home, he found his brother lying in a pool of blood with what he believes to be a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, both his hands and feet were tied. Najwa and her and Taliep’s daughter Zainap were locked in a room. Najwa’s son from a previous marriage, Achmat, and his wife, were locked in another room.
Igsaan testified that he was forced to break the doors down as Najwa told him the robbers took the keys with them.
Igsaan was questioned about Taliep’s finances and the state of his marriage of which he says the first five years of the marriage was happy. Taliep's younger brother who is the executor oh his estate says the last four years of the marriage changed for the worst especially after the incident in April 2006 when Najwa allegedly stabbed Taliep in the neck while he was sleeping.
He says he became extremely suspicious of the accussed based on the way she behaving the night of the murder. Igsaan told the court Najwa was more calm than others who were devastated at the news of Talieps death.
"Daddy then hot me with the gun against my head," Igsaan says Najwa told her late father Suleiman Dirk. He says this added to his suspicions as the accussed had no mark to proof this.
The murder trial of Petersen’s wife Najwa and her co-accused is into its fourth day. On Wednesday Najwa Petersen pleaded not guilty to the murder of her celebrated entertainer husband Taliep. Her co-accused Abdur Emjedi, Waheed Hassen and Jefferson Snyders also pleaded not-guilty.
Earlier in the week Athlone SAPS detective Brian Hermanus testified that at first he had thought the scene was one of armed robbery. He later developed suspicions following inconsistent statements from Najwa.
It is the state's case that the robbery was arranged as a cover-up for the planned execution of Taliep. The trial continues.
11 April 2008
The Cape High Court heard testimony from the brother of slain Taliep Petersen on Friday morning before Judge Siraj Desai adjourned for lunch.
Igsaan Petersen took the stand and testified that on the evening of the murder, 16 December 2006, his sister Matoema called him to say that a robbery had occurred at their brother Taliep’s home and that Accused 1 – Najwa – said that her husband had been shot. Arriving at the Petersen home, he found his brother lying in a pool of blood with what he believes to be a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, both his hands and feet were tied. Najwa and her and Taliep’s daughter Zainap were locked in a room. Najwa’s son from a previous marriage, Achmat, and his wife, were locked in another room.
Igsaan testified that he was forced to break the doors down as Najwa told him the robbers took the keys with them.
Igsaan was questioned about Taliep’s finances and the state of his marriage of which he says the first five years of the marriage was happy. Taliep's younger brother who is the executor oh his estate says the last four years of the marriage changed for the worst especially after the incident in April 2006 when Najwa allegedly stabbed Taliep in the neck while he was sleeping.
He says he became extremely suspicious of the accussed based on the way she behaving the night of the murder. Igsaan told the court Najwa was more calm than others who were devastated at the news of Talieps death.
"Daddy then hot me with the gun against my head," Igsaan says Najwa told her late father Suleiman Dirk. He says this added to his suspicions as the accussed had no mark to proof this.
The murder trial of Petersen’s wife Najwa and her co-accused is into its fourth day. On Wednesday Najwa Petersen pleaded not guilty to the murder of her celebrated entertainer husband Taliep. Her co-accused Abdur Emjedi, Waheed Hassen and Jefferson Snyders also pleaded not-guilty.
Earlier in the week Athlone SAPS detective Brian Hermanus testified that at first he had thought the scene was one of armed robbery. He later developed suspicions following inconsistent statements from Najwa.
It is the state's case that the robbery was arranged as a cover-up for the planned execution of Taliep. The trial continues.
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