CAPE TOWN – The Nationwide Prosecuting Authority (NPA) say it doesn’t consider Christopher Panayiotou’s legal professionals have new info that would see the Port Elizabeth businessman launched on bail.
Panayiotou was due to use for bail within the Port Elizabeth Excessive Courtroom yesterday, however the matter was postponed due the Justice of the Peace’s availability.
He is accused of hiring a gaggle of hitmen to kill his spouse, Jayde Panayiotou, final yr.
The varsity instructor disappeared whereas ready for a carry to work final April and her physique was discovered dumped on the outskirts of Uitenhage in Port Elizabeth.
The 29-yr-previous has been denied bail twice, however his counsel launched one other bid, claiming there’s new proof.
The NPA’s Tsepho Ndwalaza says, “We have been truly going to argue as a result of what’s left now for us because the NPA is to take the stand and ensure whether or not the defence did have new details or not, earlier than we will cope with the difficulty of bail.”
Panayiotou’s legal professionals have additionally informed the courtroom he is prepared to put on an ankle monitor if launched on bail.
(Edited by Shimoney Regter)