No love lost between Christopher Panayiotou and his dad after court hears of his ‘forced marriage’

In a recording of a conversation between a policeman and a close family friend of the Panayiotou family played on Wednesday it came to light that there was little love lost between Christopher and his father, Costa. In the recording it can be heard how Warrant Officer Leon Eksteen and the family friend, Phillip Vosloo, talk about a serious fight between the father and son after Costa found out about Christopher’s relationship with Chanelle Coutts.

Eksteen describes a time CP went to EL with Coutts- says there was a serious fight between father (Costa) and son #PanayiotouTrial — Raahil Sain (@raahil_sain) November 30, 2016

Phillip can be heard saying: Phillip also refers to regular arguments between the father and son about the business and how Christopher managed it. Read more: Best friend of Christopher Panayiotou’s mistress raises eyebrows with Jayde tribute

#panayiotoutrial Vosloo says "Costa was more concerned about losing money at OK then his "rampokkery" Price objects. — AlgoaFMNews (@AlgoaFMNews) November 30, 2016

Was Christopher a reluctant bride groom? Read more: ‘I thought Christopher was a good man,’ Jayde’s dad testifies in tears What also emerged from the recordings is the claim that Costa forced Christopher to marry Jayde, something which Adv. Terry Price labelled hearsay and a joke.

#panayiotoutrial Vosloo says on recording "Costa forced him to get married, when the got engaged they moved in together" — AlgoaFMNews (@AlgoaFMNews) November 30, 2016

Costa was apparently also unhappy with Christopher and Jayde moving in together after their engagement.

Stander: were you aware of that info? Eksteen: I know Costa wasn't happy about them (Jayde and CP) living together #panayiotoutrial — Raahil Sain (@raahil_sain) November 30, 2016

Judge Dayalin Chetty accepted the accuracy of the transcript which was presented to the court.

From the recording it’s apparent that Phillip viewed Chanelle as submissive while Jayde was stubborn, something Christopher took exception to. Leon says her stubbornness apparently caused Christopher much grief.

Read more: This is how much Jayde’s life cost, alleged murder middleman tells court At this point Jayde’s mother, Michelle Inggs, started to cry in court. According to Phillip it was one of Christopher’s ambitions to work his father out of the family business.

#panayiotoutrial Vosloo says "one of his (Chris) ambitions was to work his dad out of the business" Judge: What is point of this? — AlgoaFMNews (@AlgoaFMNews) November 30, 2016

Terry didn’t hesitate to make regular objections while the audio recording was discussed in court.

Price keeps jumping up to object. He is sitting back in his chair, clearly agitated #PanayiotouTrial — HeraldLIVE (@HeraldPE) November 30, 2016