The prosecution hit back strongly at the legal team of Christopher Panayiotou, the man accused of murdering his school teacher wife, after he made a renewed attempt at being released on bail in the High Court in Grahamstown today.
Senior state advocate Marius Stander dismissed a list of reasons put forth by Panayiotou’s legal team on why he should be released ahead of the murder trial.
Stander went into detail about the contents of a recording that was made on the day that State witness, Luthando Siyoni, allegedly set a trap to lure Panayiotou into admitting he was involved with his wife Jayde’s murder.
The State tried to discredit Panayiotou and his argument that he was instructed by a police officer to meet with Siyoni.
Stander wrapped up his argument by saying that the appeal should be denied.
The case continues.
