The case against murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused was once again postponed in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
More than a year after the abduction and murder of Jayde Panayiotou‚ the case against Jayde’s husband‚ Christopher‚ Sizwezakhe Vumazonke and Sinethemba Nenemba was postponed to May 16‚ 2016.
In an interesting twist‚ supporters of Pananyioutou occupied the front row of the gallery wearing t-shirts stating that he is innocent.
Panayiotou‚ 28‚ allegedly orchestrated his wife’s murder in April last year.
It is alleged that he paid Luthando Siyoli‚ 31‚ to a hire hit man‚ identified as Vumazonke‚ 30‚ to murder Jayde.
Nenemba‚ 28‚ was linked to the case late in 2015. Siyoli has since turned state witness.
In a case that shocked the city‚ Jayde‚ 29‚ was abducted outside her Kabega Park townhouse complex in Port Elizabeth on April 21‚ 2015.
Initially‚ her murder appeared to be a botched robbery after she was abducted at about 6.30am while waiting for a friend to give her a lift to work.
Her body was found the next day on a farm in Rocklands near Uitenhage. She had been shot in the head and upper body.
–TMG Digital/Heraldonline
Supporters claim Panayiotou is innocent in court
The case against murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused was once again postponed in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
More than a year after the abduction and murder of Jayde Panayiotou‚ the case against Jayde’s husband‚ Christopher‚ Sizwezakhe Vumazonke and Sinethemba Nenemba was postponed to May 16‚ 2016.
In an interesting twist‚ supporters of Pananyioutou occupied the front row of the gallery wearing t-shirts stating that he is innocent.
Panayiotou‚ 28‚ allegedly orchestrated his wife’s murder in April last year.
It is alleged that he paid Luthando Siyoli‚ 31‚ to a hire hit man‚ identified as Vumazonke‚ 30‚ to murder Jayde.
Nenemba‚ 28‚ was linked to the case late in 2015. Siyoli has since turned state witness.
In a case that shocked the city‚ Jayde‚ 29‚ was abducted outside her Kabega Park townhouse complex in Port Elizabeth on April 21‚ 2015.
Initially‚ her murder appeared to be a botched robbery after she was abducted at about 6.30am while waiting for a friend to give her a lift to work.
Her body was found the next day on a farm in Rocklands near Uitenhage. She had been shot in the head and upper body.
–TMG Digital/Heraldonline
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