Panayiotou: Jayde's sister testifies during sentencing

Panayiotou trial: Jayde's sister testifies during sentencing

Jayde Panayiotou's sister has testified in aggravation of sentence - in the murder trial of her brother-in-law, Christopher Panayiotou.

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The State Prosecutor told the court, Toni Inngs would be the only witness they would call.

Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused Sinetemba Nenembe and Zolani Sibeko - were found guilty earlier this month - of the murder of Panayiotou's school teacher wife over two years ago.

Jayde's emotional sister looked straight at the three men in the dock while reading out a statement. 

She said she used to be a strong and independent woman but now constantly replays different situations in her mind of how Christopher will send someone after here next. 

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Inngs told the court that she will now memorise number plates and faces whenever she drives alone. 

She said people always ask for the death penalty to be brought back but thst she would not want Christopher to be sentenced to death as he did not deserve the peace that death brings. 

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