Judgment continues today in Taliep Petersen ‘hitmen’ case

AS NAJWA Petersen stepped into the dock in the Cape High Court yesterday, she clasped the hand of her senior counsel as if seeking reassurance or courage. By the end of the day, however, that courage may have been waning as Judge Siraj Desai repeatedly cast doubt on her version of the events surrounding the murder of her entertainer husband Taliep. Petersen and the three men she allegedly hired to carry out the execution-style slaying have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, unlawful...