Murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou is expected to hear whether he will be granted bail or not at the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Magistrate Abigail Beaton will hear final heads of argument from both Panayiotou’s legal team and the prosecution before making a decision on his immediate future.Panayiotou is accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife‚ Jayde‚ in April through an alleged hitman Sizwesakhe Vumazonke‚ who was allegedly instructed to make the murder look like a robbery.It is also alleged that middle man Thando Siyoli was offered R70,000 to organise the hit on Jayde and‚ according to the investigating officer Kanna Swanepoel‚ Siyoli then allegedly secured the services of Vumazonke to carry out the job.Jayde’s body was found a day after she was reported missing at KwaNobuhle township in Uitenhage with three gunshot wounds - one close-range shot to her head and two to her body.Panayiotou has‚ however‚ maintained that he was not involved in the killing of his wife‚ whom he was married to for two years‚ despite a transcript showing a conversation between him and Siyoli as well as claims by the prosecution to be in possession of footage allegedly showing a secret meeting that took place at an unknown location between the two.It was also alleged that there had been previous attempts on Jayde’s life -one of which had to be aborted because “it was raining”.The other attempt was allegedly scripted to have Jayde lured to Infinity Club - owned by Panayiotou - for a Sunday lunch and have Siyoli follow and kill her after leaving.It is alleged‚ in Swanepoel’s affidavit‚ that Jayde did not want to go to lunch on that day and the plan therefore failed.It is alleged that Panayiotou wanted Jayde killed because she was a financial burden and that he could not afford both her and his mistress‚ Chenelle Coutts.Both the state and the investigating officer believe that Panayiotou should not be granted bail as they believe he will interfere with the witnesses and that he is a flight risk.Swanepoel’s affidavit alleges that Panayiotou is in a possession of a Cypriot passport and could therefore flee to Cyprus where his family owns a house. It is said that it will be highly difficult to have him extradited.– The Times..