Panayiotou’s family is blaming prosecutor for the slow pace of the case

Nontando Mafanya

02 June 2016

The family of alleged wife killer Christopher Panayiotou is apparently furious following another delay in his third bail application.

The Port Elizabeth businessman’s lawyers say his family is very upset that his bail hearing has been postponed to Monday. 

Panayiotou is accused of hiring men to kidnap and kill his wife, Jayde, in April last year.

A source within Panayiotou’s legal team says the accused’s family is blaming prosecutor Marius Stander for the slow pace of the case.

Stander was attending to another matter yesterday, which meant Panayiotou’s third bail hearing had to be postponed.