Taliep Petersen Murder: Twas the Week before Xmas
The week leading up to the 22 December 2006, saw a lot of strange developments in regards to the case.
Firstly it was reported that an unnamed relative of Taliep had gone into hiding, following a sworn police statement implicating several people close to the family. The police said that they did not know the whereabouts of this particular person.
Police also revealed that Taliep’s diary had mysteriously gone missing from his Athlone home. They believed that it contained a key piece of evidence relating to the murder. One can only wonder why they didn’t take it for safe keeping at an earlier time!
It was also revealed that the Dirks family had decided against signing or giving any further statements to the police. This followed the gruelling two day questioning of Najwa and her son Achmat.
Police also said that they had found a red Toyota bakkie which had possibly been used as the getaway car. They had found the vehicle in Bellville and taken it to Stikland’s police yard for forensic examinations.
As the week unfolded and more details of the attack emerged, it became clear that the killing of Taliep was a well-planned and organised hit - and the initial appearance of a robbery was intended to throw police off the killers’ trail.
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