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NPA welcomes Panayiotou’s life sentence
Judge Dayalin Chetty was clear: the actions of Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused deserved heavy punishment.
Earlier this month, the trio was convicted of Jayde Panayiotou's murder in April 2015.
The PE businessman along with Sinethemba Nenembe & Zolani Sibeko were convicted of Jayde Panayiotou’s killing earlier in November. Sentencing proceedings have been postponed.
Judge Dayalin Chetty handed down the guilty verdict in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Panayiotou's 31st birthday on Thursday.
Christopher Panayioutou and two others are accused of kidnapping and murdering Jayde Panayioutou more than two years ago.
The Port Elizabeth High Court is expected to rule if Panayiotou masterminded his wife Jayde’s murder more than two years ago.
The businessman allegedly orchestrated his wife Jayde Panayiotou's murder in April 2015.