There were numerous attempts to kill Jayde Panayiotou‚ 29‚ prior to her abduction and murder‚ the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court heard on Thursday.
This was according to prosecutor Marius Stander‚ who said the murder was planned to take place at Stella Glen. He added that Jayde’s abduction and murder – exactly a month ago – was meant to look like a robbery.
The court was also told that Jayde’s husband Christopher Panayiotou paid R70‚000 to have her killed.
Stander was making the state’s case against Panayiotou’s bail application.
Jayde was abducted on April 21 outside the Kabega townhouse at complex where they lived while waiting for a friend to collect her for work.
Her body was found the next day on a farm in Rocklands. She had been shot three times.
Luthando Siyoli‚ 31‚ and Sizwezakhe Vumazonke‚ 30‚ are Panayiotou’s co-accused.
Panayiotou‚ 28‚ faces charges of murder‚ conspiracy to commit murder‚ kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances. — The Herald
Corrected version: Previous attempts on Jayde's life' - Prosecutor
This was according to prosecutor Marius Stander‚ who said the murder was planned to take place at Stella Glen. He added that Jayde’s abduction and murder – exactly a month ago – was meant to look like a robbery.
The court was also told that Jayde’s husband Christopher Panayiotou paid R70‚000 to have her killed.
Stander was making the state’s case against Panayiotou’s bail application.
Jayde was abducted on April 21 outside the Kabega townhouse at complex where they lived while waiting for a friend to collect her for work.
Her body was found the next day on a farm in Rocklands. She had been shot three times.
Luthando Siyoli‚ 31‚ and Sizwezakhe Vumazonke‚ 30‚ are Panayiotou’s co-accused.
Panayiotou‚ 28‚ faces charges of murder‚ conspiracy to commit murder‚ kidnapping and robbery with aggravating circumstances. — The Herald
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