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Wife Killer Rob Packham's bid for leave to appeal conviction dismissed
Judge Elize Steyn believes there are no reasonable prospects of a successful appeal.
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Rob Packham’s actions ‘cowardly, deceitful and self-centred’ - Judge
Besides the 20-year jail term for killing Gill Packham, he’s been handed four years for defeating or obstructing the administration of justice. Two of those four years will run concurrently with the 20 year sentence. This means Packham has effectively been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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Judge finds Packham's actions morally reprehensible, sentences him to 22 years
Constantia businessman Rob Packham has been handed a 20-year sentence for the murder of his wife.
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D-day for wife killer Rob Packham as sentencing expected
The Constantia businessman is expected to be sentenced on Wednesday after he was found guilty last month of murdering his wife.
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Convicted wife killer Rob Packham to be sentenced on Wednesday
Sentencing arguments wrapped up quickly in the Western Cape High Court on Monday morning.
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Gill Packham's death left hole in daughter's life, court hears
Kerry Meyer testified in mitigation of sentence on Wednesday, two days after her father was found guilty of murdering her mother.
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Wife killer Rob Packham returns to court for sentencing procedures
Judge Elize Steyn on Tuesday postponed the matter to Wednesday after defence advocate Craig Webster told the court he needed time to consult with Packham ahead of sentencing procedures.
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Gill Packham's sisters learned of marital problems during trial
Helen and Sue Humphrey were among several relatives and friends who packed the public gallery at the Western Cape High Court on Monday, where Rob Packham was found guilty of killing his wife.
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Rob Packham to learn his fate in wife’s murder case
The Constantia businessman was accused of murdering his wife, Gill, in February 2018.
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Rob Packham's defence pokes holes in State witnesses' testimonies
Defence Advocate Craig Webster told the court Rob Packham was not the person seen by Diep River resident Keenan Thomas driving away from the scene.
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Rob Packham’s version of wife’s murder ‘fabricated’
Prosecutor Susan Galloway said while he testified, murder accused Rob Packham spoke in a confident, sometimes superior manner, sounding well-rehearsed.
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Wife murder accused Rob Packham: I was scared when Gill disappeared
The Constantia businessman was called to the witness stand when his murder trial resumed in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.
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Alleged wife killer Rob Packham explains presence of blood droplets in home
DNA tests showed the blood in the garage and car belonged to Gill Packham while the blood in the en suite bathroom belonged to Rob Packham.
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Packham murder trial: Defence calls first witness
The Constantia businessman is accused of killing his wife Gill Packham last year. Her body was found in the boot of her burnt-out car on 22 February 2018, hours after she disappeared.
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Rob Packham's defence casts doubt on fairness of murder investigation
Senior counsel for Rob Packham, Advocate Craig Webster, has told the Western Cape High Court that Investigating Officer Ivan Sonnenberg's investigation into Gill Packham's murder has been targeted and biased against the accused.
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Packham told former mistress 'the madness will soon be over' after wife's death
The Constantia businessman is accused of killing Gill Packham in February 2018.
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Rob Packham seemed 'relaxed, calm' when reporting wife missing - witness
That was according to Lieutenant Colonel Christiaan Labuschagne who testified in Packham's murder trial on Monday.
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Gill Packham sustained sustained 3 blows to her skull, court told
Packham’s husband, Rob, was on trial for her murder on Monday.
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Another witness places Rob Packham on scene where wife’s body was found
The Constantia businessman is accused of killing Gill Packham in February 2018.
