 Najwa Petersen was convicted in the Cape High Court on 2 December 2008 along with two hitmen, Abdoer Emjedi and Waheed Hassen.All three were found "guilty of murder and of robbery with aggravating circumstances".Judge Siraj Desai postponed the matter to 4 February 2009 for sentencing procedures, at which Najwa Peterson was sentenced to 28 years in prison.