Christopher Panayiotou on trial for murder. The judgment proceedings under Judge Dayalin Chetty came to a close after 60 days of testimony in which 58 state witnesses were called. Panayiotou was on trial for the murder of his wife Jayde‚ along with alleged hitman Sinethemba Nemembe and co-conspirator Zolani Sibeko. Panayiotou‚ a businessman‚ was arrested in May 2015 after police recorded a conversation between him and Siyoni‚ during which they seemingly discussed Jayde’s murder.