Port Elizabeth - A 42-year-old woman was arrested for child abandonment after her 6-week-old baby girl was found in a canal in Missionvale, northern Port Elizabeth, on Sunday morning. Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the child was found by members of the community around 11:30. They initially thought the child was dead. She said when Algoa Park detectives followed up on information regarding the mother of the baby, it was discovered she had been out drinking … [Read more...] about Baby dumped in Port Elizabeth
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Municipality ‘surprised’ at PE protests
Port Elizabeth - The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has expressed surprise at the ongoing protest action in Walmer, saying they had already addressed the grievances with the community on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the EFF in the Eastern Cape said the current protest action in and around the Walmer township had its roots in corruption around reconstruction and development programme housing tenders. DA provincial spokesperson for safety and security Bobby Stevenson, in turn, blamed the violent … [Read more...] about Municipality ‘surprised’ at PE protests
Man stabbed at PE magistrate’s court
Port Elizabeth - A man was stabbed at the entrance of the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The stabbing followed a heated exchange between a group of men in the court corridors. The quarrel, which began outside Court 27 where Christopher Panayiotou and co-accused Sizwezakhe Vumazonke were making a brief appearance, was believed to be gang-related. Outside the court room, a group of young men began arguing and, as tensions flared, court orderlies intervened and told the men … [Read more...] about Man stabbed at PE magistrate’s court
Panayiotou back in court today
Port Elizabeth - Christopher Panayiotou, accused of orchestrating his wife Jayde's murder, is expected to make a brief appearance in court on Thursday, a day after it emerged that his alleged accomplice had turned State witness. Panayiotou, 28, and his co-accused Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, believed to be the hit man, will make a mandatory appearance in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court. The case is expected to once again be postponed to allow the State time to conclude its … [Read more...] about Panayiotou back in court today
Panayiotou middleman turns State witness
The charges against Luthando Siyoli, the alleged middle man in the murder of Jayde Panayiotou, have been dropped and he will turn State witness. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Wednesday night the 31-year-old Siyoli would be working with the State. "I can confirm that, as the NPA, it is a fact that Siyoli is one of [the Section] 204 witnesses at the moment and we will be proceeding that way," spokesperson Tsepo Ndwalaza told News24. "I know for a fact tomorrow … [Read more...] about Panayiotou middleman turns State witness
Student beaten and left to die alone
Port Elizabeth - A Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University student has died from his injuries after a vicious attack during a house robbery over the weekend. Asadullah Ajimudin, 19, a second-year computer science and applied mathematics student, was found unconscious and severely beaten, with his body hidden and left for dead in his flatlet in Ben Viljoen Street, Summerstrand, during the early hours of Saturday morning. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Alwin Lebans confirmed that … [Read more...] about Student beaten and left to die alone
Three arrested for #NorthernAreas public violence
Port Elizabeth - Three men were arrested for public violence in protest-hit Port Elizabeth on Tuesday morning, Eastern Cape police said. They were arrested along Stanford Road in the north of the city, Captain Johan Rheeder said. The three, aged 21, 22, and 27, allegedly the instigators of the violence, were expected to appear in the Gelvandale Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. This brought the total number of arrests since Monday, when the violence began, to five. Residents have been … [Read more...] about Three arrested for #NorthernAreas public violence
Best two seconds of Jayde Panayiotou’s mothers’ life
Grahamstown - The best two seconds of her life. That is how Michelle Inngs described the moment when the man accused of masterminding her daughter Jayde Panayiotou's murder, failed again in his attempt to be released on bail. Christopher Panayiotou's family as well as his defence, were notably absent from proceedings on Tuesday when Judge Nomathamsanqa Bheshe dismissed his appeal against his bail being denied. Panayiotou, 28, stands accused of having orchestrated his wife Jayde's murder in … [Read more...] about Best two seconds of Jayde Panayiotou’s mothers’ life
Panayiotou bail appeal dismissed
Grahamstown - Christopher Panayiotou's bail appeal was dismissed by the High Court in Grahamstown on Tuesday. "The appeal is dismissed," Judge Nomathamsanqa Bheshe read out in court. She did not read out the reasons for the dismissal. Panayiotou allegedly hired Luthando Siyoli, 31, a bouncer in his employ at the Infinity club in Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth, to find a hitman, Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, to kidnap and murder his wife. Jayde was kidnapped on Tuesday, April 21, while … [Read more...] about Panayiotou bail appeal dismissed
Rocks hurled at #NorthernAreas reporter
Port Elizabeth - Rocks were hurled at a News24 reporter in Standford Road in the Northern areas of Port Elizabeth. Police vans patrolled a section of the road, and every time they drove past homes overlooking the road, children pelted the vehicles. As this reporter was filming one such incident, the children turned their attention to him. "Wat doen die man? Hy moet f*kof [What is that man doing? He must f*ck off]," one yelled before throwing a stone in his direction. Some children … [Read more...] about Rocks hurled at #NorthernAreas reporter
Courtroom tussle during Panayiotou adjournment
Grahamstown – The father of dead teacher Jayde Panayiotou and the lawyer defending her husband, who is accused of murdering her, lashed out at each other in the Grahamstown High Court on Monday. During an adjournment in murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou's appeal against the Port Elizabeth Court's ruling denying him bail, Jayde's father Derick Inggs tried to get past a group of men that included advocate Terry Price. The event was filmed by eNCA. Appearing to be in a hurry and trying to … [Read more...] about Courtroom tussle during Panayiotou adjournment
Lawyer says Panayiotou should not be in jail until proven guilty
Grahamstown - Murder accused Christopher Panayiotou should not be subjected to prison conditions as he is innocent until proven guilty, his lawyer told the Grahamstown High Court on Monday. Port Elizabeth Magistrate Abigail Beeton's statement that prison was not intended to be a holiday could not be forgiven, Mike Hellens, SC, told the court. Panayiotou is appealing against Beeton's decision, handed down on June 5, to deny him bail. Judge Glen Goosen said he would hand down judgment on … [Read more...] about Lawyer says Panayiotou should not be in jail until proven guilty
Panayiotou lawyer says Magistrates decision was wrong
Christopher Panayiotou's lawyer wanted a copy of the statement made by Panayiotou's lover Chanelle Coutts after his wife Jayde was killed, the Grahamstown High Court heard on Monday. Panayiotou's lawyer advocate Mike Hellens said that in an article in You magazine, Coutts said she had not implicated Panayiotou in her statement, and asked what harm could be done if the defence had access to it. Coutts worked at a supermarket co-owned by Panayiotou and stood by him in the article, saying she … [Read more...] about Panayiotou lawyer says Magistrates decision was wrong
Panayiotou bail application continues
Christopher Panayiotou tried again to get bail for the murder of his wife Jayde in an appeal to the Grahamstown High Court on Monday. With a new lawyer, Mike Hellens SC, proceedings started with prosecutor Marius Stander questioning the court's jurisdiction, saying it should have been heard at the High Court in Port Elizabeth. Judge Glen Goosen ruled that the court did have jurisdiction in the matter. Panayiotou's previous failed bail application was heard in the Port Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Panayiotou bail application continues
Panayiotou to appeal bail decision in Grahamstown
Murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou is expected to appear in the High Court in Grahamstown today to appeal against the decision to deny him bail. Panayiotou, 28, is accused of conspiring to have his wife, Jayde, 29, murdered. He allegedly hired Luthando Siyoli, 31, a bouncer in his employ at the Infinity club in Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth, to find a hitman, Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, to kidnap and murder her. Jayde was kidnapped on Tuesday, April 21, while waiting outside her complex … [Read more...] about Panayiotou to appeal bail decision in Grahamstown
