‘I love my life, but I don’t love my wife’: state paints ‘wife-killer’ Packham as dishonest

Wife-murder accused Rob Packham told the High Court in Cape Town on Monday how upset his wife Gill was when he admitted in a counselling session he still had feelings for his mistress.

“Gill was upset about the entire thing. When it was revealed to her, she [Gill] wanted our marriage ended by Christmas," said Packham, who butted heads with the prosecution as the state sought to portray him as a dishonest adulterer.

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