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Panayiotou murder trial postponed

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Port Elizabeth – The murder trial of Christopher Panayiotou, the Port Elizabeth businessman accused of paying hitmen to kill his wife Jayde, was on Monday postponed to December 2.

Panayiotou, 28, appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s court. At his next appearance in December, the court is expected to set the date for his trial to proceed in the Grahamstown High Court.

The body of his wife, a 29-year-old school teacher, was found on the outskirts of KwaNobuhle township in Uitenhage in April, a day after she disappeared. She was assaulted, thrown in the boot of a car and shot twice in the back and once in the head.

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Outpouring of relief as Panayiotou denied bail

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Port Elizabeth – There was a huge outpouring of relief in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Friday as murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou was denied bail and told to go back to prison to wait to be tried for the murder of his wife Jayde.

“The court’s finding is that the applicant has failed to show exceptional circumstances. Bail is refused,” said Magistrate Abigail Beeton.

Panayiotou dropped his head as the ruling was read out.

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