Central SA
Self-confessed middleman's trial in Panayiotou case postponed─── 11:16 Mon, 10 May 2021
The trial of the self-confessed middleman in the murder case of school teacher Jayde Panayiotou saw another postponement in the Gqeberha High Court on Monday morning.
The trial of Luthando Siyoni has already been postponed multiple times previously and has now been pushed out to the 24th of May.
That’s to allow his new lawyer, Advocate Sipokazi Cubungu of the PE Bar, time to consult with Siyoni and for the dockets to be transferred.
Siyoni was a state witness in the case against Jayde's husband Christopher, who was found guilty of her murder and conspiracy to commit murder, following the abduction and death of his wife in April of 2015.
Siyoni, who worked for Panayiotou as a bouncer at the time, was declared a hostile witness when he suddenly decided to change his story by refusing to answer questions from the State.
He’s already been in custody as an awaiting trial prisoner for almost three years.
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