Christopher Panayiotou

Consta and Fanoula Panayiotou, parents of Christopher, have been in court supporting their son throughout the trial. That support must have extended to financial as well - defending accusations in a marathon trial in the High Court can not have come cheap. (My recent experience with an Advocate ran to a discounted rate of R37 000 for the day) In addition to the stigma of supporting their son they must be facing acute financial hardship in the coming years after financing their son's defence … [Read more...] about Give a thought to Christopher Panayiotou’s parents

Port Elizabeth - Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused, who are on trial for the murder of his wife Jayde in April 2015, will have to wait until March for the case to be referred to the High Court. It is alleged that Panayiotou paid Luthando Siyoli, 31, a bouncer at his nightclub in Algoa Park, to hire a hitman, identified as Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, to murder his wife. Late in October last year, Sinethemba Nenembe, 28, was also linked to the case. Siyoli has since turned State … [Read more...] about Panayiotou case postponed to March

Port Elizabeth – Christopher Panayiotou's High Court bid to gain access to the case docket in which he stands accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, Jayde, has failed. On Tuesday, Judge John Smith dismissed the application outright in the Port Elizabeth High Court. In the judgment, Smith said the State had established that there were reasonable grounds for its belief that allowing access to the contents of the docket at this stage could lead to disclosure of policing methods and … [Read more...] about Panayiotou loses bid

Port Elizabeth - The three men currently facing charges relating to the murder of popular schoolteacher Jayde Panayiotou in April, made a brief appearance in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. The men include Jayde's husband Christopher Panayiotou, 28, who is accused of orchestrating the hit on his wife, along with alleged hitman Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, and Sinethemba Nenembe, 28, who was more recently linked to the case. Charges against Luthando Siyoli, 31, a … [Read more...] about Panayiotou case postponed

Port Elizabeth - Christopher Panayiotou took his bid to gain access to the case docket in which he stands accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, Jayde, to the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday afternoon. It is alleged that Panayiotou paid Luthando Siyoli, 31 - a bouncer at his nightclub in Algoa Park - to hire a hit man, identified as Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, to murder his wife. Late in October Sinethemba Nenembe, 28, was also linked to the case. Siyoli has since turned state … [Read more...] about Panayiotou pushes for access to case docket

Port Elizabeth - There were fireworks in court on Tuesday as Christopher Panayiotou's defence attorney Terry Price and state advocate Marius Stander went head to head over whether Panayiotou would be lodging a new bail application. After lengthy arguments, the defence indicated that it would withdraw the new application - for now. Panayiotou stands accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, 29-year-old school teacher Jayde, in April this year. It is alleged he paid Luthando … [Read more...] about Panayiotou’s lawyers get heated as bail application is withdrawn

Port Elizabeth - The application brought by Christopher Panayiotou to have the State hand over the case docket will be heard today by Magistrate Abigail Beeton in Port Elizabeth. Beeton rescheduled the court hearing on Friday after Panayiotou was a no show in court. Panayiotou is accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, 29-year-old school teacher Jayde, in April this year. The State alleges that he paid Luthando Siyoli, 31, a bouncer at his nightclub in Algoa Park, to hire a hit … [Read more...] about Panayiotou back in court today

Port Elizabeth - The application brought by Christopher Panayiotou to have the State hand over the case docket has had to be rescheduled to next week after Panayiotou failed to appear in court. Panayiotou is accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, 29-year-old school teacher Jayde, in April this year. It is alleged that he paid Luthando Siyoli, 31, a bouncer at his nightclub in Algoa Park, to hire a hit man, identified as Sizwezakhe Vumazonke, 30, to murder his wife. Late last … [Read more...] about Panayiotou fails to appear at court case

Port Elizabeth - The lawyers of Christopher Panayiotou, accused of orchestrating his wife, Jayde Panayiotou's murder, head back to the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court today to pursue a fresh bail bid for their client. His lawyers want the State to hand over the case docket in preparation for the proceedings. Panayiotou's first bail application was denied in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on June 5. A subsequent appeal to Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown was also turned down … [Read more...] about Panayiotou seeking bail today

Port Elizabeth - A local IT technician and close friend of Christopher Panayiotou is believed to be the person responsible for wiping both Panayiotou's and his mistress Chanelle Coutts' phone shortly after the murder of his wife, but he denies any wrongdoing. According to a report in the Weekend Post this morning, it was revealed that local Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) IT technician, Donovan Vosloo, aged 30, had upgraded both phones, effectively wiping both handsets of any … [Read more...] about ‘IT technician helped Panayiotou to wipe phone data’

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