Christopher panayiotou guilty
Wife killer Panayiotou heads to ConCourt to appeal conviction
Previous applications for leave to appeal were unsuccessful in the Port Elizabeth High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Judge Dayalin Chetty was clear: the actions of Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused deserved heavy punishment.
The Port Elizabeth businessman has on Friday been sentenced to life imprisonment for hiring men to murder his wife Jayde Panayiotou in April 2015.
Earlier this month, the trio was convicted of Jayde Panayiotou's murder in April 2015.
Judge Dayalin Chetty has on Thursday ruled Luthando Siyoni is not indemnified from prosecution.
Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused Sinethemba Nenembe and Zolani Sibeko were convicted of Jayde Panayiotou's murder earlier this month.
The PE businessman along with Sinethemba Nenembe & Zolani Sibeko were convicted of Jayde Panayiotou’s killing earlier in November. Sentencing proceedings have been postponed.
Debbie Godfrey helped get the Justice for Jayde INGGS Facebook page off the ground.
Judge Dayalin Chetty handed down the guilty verdict in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Panayiotou's 31st birthday on Thursday.