The investigating officer in Jayde Panayiotou’s murder and the advocate defending her husband exchanged jibes when cross-examination resumed in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Friday morning.

At one point‚ Terry Price SC‚ told Captain Kanna Swanepoel that he was well-balanced because he had a chip on both shoulders.

Swanepoel then confronted Price about paying for Babalwa Breakfast‚ the girlfriend of self-confessed middleman Luthando Siyoni‚ to undergo an eye test and a six-month supply of contact lenses.

When Price responded that he was “generous“‚ Swanepoel said this was done without the court granting the defence permission to consult Breakfast.

Price said he did not appreciate Swanepoel’s insinuations.

Referring to a second contact number Christopher Panayiotou used to contact Siyoni before the sting was set up‚ Price said this phone was given to him by his friend and IT expert‚ Donovan Vosloo.

Price said Panayiotou used this phoned because he didn’t want Siyoni bothering him on his personal phone.

Price also criticised the police for working on Panayiotou’s emotions by getting Siyoni to phone Panayiotou just hours after his wife’s funeral.

Testimony continues on Friday afternoon.