GUILTY South Africa - Jayde Panayiotou, 28, Port Elizabeth, 21 April 2015

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tmar said:
Tortoise, when I read the article "death on a Sat. morn"
by Charles, I was very sus and wanted to find out more.
Am unable to get more info.
Please could you give me details, to follow this.
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It's not a case tmar. I had a reaction reading that and I'm pleased to see I'm not alone. Best not to say anything more than that really.
 
JudgeJudi said:
CP plagiarised the beautiful eulogy written by Charles Atkins for his wife.

CA: "… Jennifer is not gone. She is everywhere: Jennifer rides the wind like an elemental force. She can be experienced in the blooming of the flowers of the field. She is the pink-white blossoms of the cherry tree. She is the crest and spindrift of breaking gulf waves. She is the fertile soil of the woods. She is the enduring ember of your fire on a cold winter’s night".
CP: "Jayde is not gone; she is everywhere. Jayde resides in the wind like an elemental force. She can be experienced in the blooming of flowers; she is the yellow in daffodils of her favourite flower. She is the crest in every breaking wave, she is the fertile soil; she is the enduring embers of the fire".

CA: "I was honored to be her husband for the past ten years and I am staggered by her sudden passing".
CP said he was honoured to have been her husband for 11 years and was "staggered by her sudden passing".

CA: "She made me feel like the luckiest man on earth... I’ve never quite figured out why she gave her heart to me …".
CP: "She made me feel like the luckiest man alive and I never quite figured out why she gave her heart to me".

CA said that his wife was a "master baker who was so good, she could have made Mahatma Gandhi break a fast".
CP said Jayde was a master chef and master baker who "could have made Mahatma Gandhi break a fast".

CA said his wife was an incredibly versatile, capable, and deep person.
CP quoted this verbatim.

CA: "… I witnessed a profound transformation and deepening of love and respect for … her father …".
CP said he grew "a profound and deep love and respect for her family ...".

CA: "Today should not be one of sadness - although her passing is truly tragic, it should be a celebration of life, for one of God’s finest creations".
CP quoted this verbatim.

[URL]http://fraughtwithperil.com/cratkins/2010/10/08/my-sweet-wifes-eulogy/[/URL]

[URL]http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Murdered-PE-teachers-husband-googled-eulogy-20150501[/URL]

I Googled “beautiful eulogy for wife of 10 years” and it was the third hit on the page. He sacrificed seconds from his day to find that, but plotted continuously from circa September 2014 until he successfully had her eradicated from his life on 21 April 2015. No sentence can be long enough.
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Despicable man!
 
Not sure if mistress will testify as promised but her family and friends are here.

We are being moved to Court B not sure why there is a "change of scenery"

We are now told proceedings will start at 11.15am

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
We in court B- smaller but packed. Whether or not mistress is testifying seems to be million $ question. Should start soon.

Accused in court and some heavily armed men.

Chanelle will be called. Her lawyer is here.

Chanelle Coutts being sworn in, she is extremely nervous. Looks smartly dressed in a suit.

CC testifies about her role at OK Grocer and when she started working there.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC explains how money is cashed up after shifts....she sounds calmer now and speaks clearly.

CC says in the 4 years she worked there they never had any shortages so R80 000 or any large sum will be noticed.

CC looks straight at Judge Chetty when answering questions. Christopher not looking at her.

CC now asked about Mawonga who was fired from OK for stealing. She talks about video that got him fired.

Mawonga testified that Fanoula was nervous and drank a glass of water. CC says not true dont have glasses in office.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC says Mawonga could not have seen or found any money-bags lying around and never mentioned it to her.

Price asks about removing stock (Chris allegedly took drinks/snacks/flashlight).

CC asked about time she was interviewed by SAPS at her house, shortly after murder.

CC was taken to a room and was questioned. Police assured her she was not in trouble.

She was questioned for 3 hours. Scared, confused and intimidated. Price brings up her statement.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
JudgeJudi said:
CC says Mawonga could not have seen or found any money-bags lying around and never mentioned it to her.

Price asks about removing stock (Chris allegedly took drinks/snacks/flashlight).

CC asked about time she was interviewed by SAPS at her house, shortly after murder.

CC was taken to a room and was questioned. Police assured her she was not in trouble.

She was questioned for 3 hours. Scared, confused and intimidated. Price brings up her statement.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
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It probably wasn't a pleasant experience but she should count herself lucky compared to what her lover did to his wife. Video evidence doesn't lie. :/
 
(There are two statements, a written one and typed one) Says IO wanted her to sign a typed one. She was not happy.

Statement said something about OK being in financial trouble, refused to sign. Also denies that Chris went on her Facebook.

Price wants to know why CC consulted with an attorney. She says pressure from media and cops.

CC says cops implied that she was covering for Chris. Cops picked her up again, she complied.

CC says she was asked twice if she was pregnant and if she used drugs. Cops told her Chris used cocaine and sold drugs.

CC says she would have known. She went from blood test to prove she was not pregnant, they humiliated her.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC has never used cocaine, only seen it on TV. She decided it would be better to get legal advice.

CC says next day it was written in a newspaper that she was pregnant and that Chris bought her a house and car.

CC wanted to address these false allegations. Explains how she bought her new car.

CC says she traded in her old car and Chris gave her R17 000 towards it. She is paying all instalments.

CC says Chris gave her a bonus for 10- years service at OK Grocer.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC recorded one of her interviews with SAPS, says they used foul language, and sexual comments.

CC not used to such language and is not comfortable testifying about it as she does not want to use such language.

CC says Stander was told by female advocate to use better language. Says State told her that they controlled the press.

State said the buck stops with them if they don't want a story to be published. (Journos are laughing)

CC was on State witness list and she was told she would be called and was surprised when she was not.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC says there is no truth that she consulted with defence, only now.

CC says police asked her if she would object giving her statement to defence. She did not.

CC says Stander wanted her to promise not to testify for defence if she is not called by State.

CC says Chris was never forced to purchase house for Jayde, says it was his idea all along.

Price wants to know how well Mawonga knew Siyoni. CC says every weekend they saw each other at Infinity.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Price asks about Trompie (12-13 calls made to him from her phone) she has never met him.

CC never lent her phone to Chris. She told State she did not know a person named Trompie.

Price now asks about CC`s sister's wedding. She denies going as Christopher`s date. Jayde was invited with Chris.

Price brings up her friend Kapp`s testimony. She said they were all in George in Sept 2014. CC denies this says it was 2013.

CC asked about gifts. She says he would give gifts to all women in his life, mom, sister and Jayde.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
CC denies ever saying that Chris wanted to kill Jayde for being too expensive.

CC asked about Leon Eksteen (policeman who used to be friends with family, not anymore) says he used to ask for groceries.

Price nearly done asks for brief adjournment.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Court is packed-people are standing. Accused still in dock.

CC back in court surrounded by media.

CC confirms that their phones were wiped on the 26th of April 2015. State told her to stop covering for Chris.

CC says she has no knowledge as to how this tragedy (murder) came about. Price is done.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Stander to cross. He asks about the R17 000 given to her as a bonus. It is not reflected in OK statements.

CC says it would be in Chris` account as he owns Infinity. Stander says they have their own books.

Stander says a service bonus must reflect in company financials. CC says it was Chris` choice.

Stander brings up Mawonga`s testimony saying he not friends with Siyoni. Cell records show first call ever was 9 April 2015.

Stander says Mawonga and Siyoni only had cell contact for short time. Strange for friends.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Stander asks did State not ask if she used a drug called Mandy? It is similar to cocaine. Price objects.

Siyoni mentioned a drug called Mandy in his statement. It is before court. Price will argue later.

CC says she would not have known anything about drugs called Mandy.

Stander asks about Eksteen who asked for groceries at OK. He says it was donated for a SAPS golf day.

CC was not aware of this. Stander asks about Grahamstown business and what she knows about it.

CC knows only that it is an internet cafe. Stander asks about day phones were wiped .

CC says Kapp told her there were rumours at the school about her affair with Chris. That is why they wiped phones.

Donovan Vosloo called her to OK on her day off. He wiped her phone. She does not know about Kapp`s phone.

CC and Chris decided they would be honest about affair but did not want photos and messages to be in public domain.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Stander asks if it was to hide info from Saps? Yes as they only told Eksteen about affair.

Stander needs time to prepare something for court he says he will finish with this witness today. We adjourn to 2.15

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
Court in session. Stander asks about relationship with Chris.

Chanelle Coutts (CC) admits to spending nights at Chris` house and going away on weekends.

Stander says CC said Chris always played open cards when he got engaged and married.

CC says she was hurt by this (engagement).

Stander now explains how their investigation into Trompie came about (he was initial hitman according to police).

Stander says CC`s phone made 17 calls to Trompie. She does not know him and therefore cannot recall.

Stander is done. Price wants to raise another point regarding R17 000 bonus CC received.

CC says another staff member got R20 000. the witness is excused.

Price says he has a witness who `popped up` quite recently. He will close his case tomorrow. Cant proceed now.

Stander wants to re-call a witness just to ask something about a document. We adjourn to tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/alzammer
 
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