Why work colleague 'agreed to lie for stressed Packham' CapeTimesSA
Cape Town – Rob Packham, who is on trial for the killing of his wife Gill, allegedly asked a colleague to lie on his behalf if “anybody called to ask where he is” the morning she went missing.
“When I got back to the office after my meeting, I received a call from Packham at 12.23pm and he asked if I was with other people, then asked me to step away from them to a private area.”“He said Nicola and Gill had a fight with him . He then said he was going to hospitals and police stations to try and find her.
Nicola testified against her father on Monday, telling the court Packham admitted during a marriage counselling session to having had feelings for his mistress of “several years”.Another colleague of Packham, fleet manager at Twizza Bellville Cornelius Vermaak, and investigating police officer Aubrey Muller also took the stand yesterday.
His legal representative Tony Mostert said they filed the papers for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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