CAPE TOWN, August 7 – A forensic pathologist testified in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday that the wife of international property mogul and murder accused Jason Rohde had hanged herself behind the bathroom door on the morning of her death in mid 2016. Jason Rohde, the former CEO of Lew Geffen/Sotheby’s International Realty, […]
PORT ELIZABETH, October 26 – Christopher Panayiotou’s involvement in his wife Jayde’s killing is proved by the police undercover video recording, this according to State Advocate Marius Stander who delivered his closing arguments in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday. More than a year has gone by and the murder trial involving Panayiotou, Sinethemba […]
PORT ELIZABETH, October 10 – A Zimbabwean national accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in a fit of rage, argued with a Port Elizabeth High Court judge for more than 30 minutes on Tuesday, demanding that he be unchained. Trust Tofa’s feet were shackled, chains were draped around his waist and he was handcuffed. He demanded […]
PORT ELIZABETH, September 29 – Over four days the defence for Christopher Panayiotou, accused of orchestrating the murder of his schoolteacher wife Jayde, called a mere four witnesses to testify at the Port Elizabeth High Court. And State prosecutor Marius Stander indicated on Friday that he would at a later stage bring an application to re-open the State’s […]
BRITS, September 27 – Murder-accused Matthew Benson failed to prove that it was in the interest of justice to be released on bail, the Brits Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday. “The State established three grounds on why bail should not be granted, the section requires only one reason, we have three,” prosecutor Cassius Mona told […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 22 – A 24-year-old farmer, accused of attempted murder, is expected to appear in the Brits Magistrate’s Court for a bail application on Friday. Matthew Benson, is accused of the attempted murder of Tebogo Ndlovu, 24, for allegedly stealing oranges. He allegedly shot and wounded Ndlovu, of Majakaneng, south of Brits, on August 2, […]