British Honeymoon Couple Wife Murdered in Cape Town

[henniek]

Thanks Sandy & Barbara , I heard over the radio that the Taxi driver fear for his life since he spilled the beans and turned state witness ? And he claims his life is in danger because the friends of the other two threatened to kill him

[Michael Alexander]

Now it's getting interesting,

"Cape Town - British tourist Shrien Dewani is apparently a suspect in the police investigation into the murder of his Swedish wife, Anni Dewani, the Mail and Guardian reported on Friday.

The newspaper said it learnt from "two highly reliable sources close to the investigation" that Dewani is wanted back in South Africa.

Negotiations are under way to get the British nursing home owner to return voluntarily.

If he returns, he will be charged and arrested, the source told the M&G. If he doesn't, the National Prosecuting Authority will have to extradite him from Britain.

Anni Dewani was shot dead while the couple were honeymooning in Cape Town. They were hijacked at about midnight on Saturday, November 13 in Gugulethu.

State witness

Three men, including the driver of the taxi cab they used, have been arrested for murder and hijacking.

The taxi driver, 31-year-old Zola Tongo, is currently negotiating a plea deal with the State. The other two accused are Xolile Mngeni, 23, and 26-year-old Mzwamadoda Qwabe.

This week Dewani appointed top South African divorce and criminal lawyer Billy Gundelfinger to keep a "watching brief". Asked whether he knew his client was a suspect in the murder investigation, Gundelfinger declined to comment.

In Britain, Dewani also appointed public relations guru Max Clifford, who has created a media frenzy around his client. The UK's Daily Mail reported sources close to Dewani saying that he believed South African police wanted to pin the murder of his wife on him.

When contacted for a response to the allegations, police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said he could not comment as it was an ongoing investigation."

[Michael Alexander]

Here we go, dramatic headline on News24 today!

"ondon - A British businessman has been arrested at the request of South African authorities on suspicion of conspiring to have his Swedish bride murdered while on honeymoon, police said on Wednesday.

Shrien Dewani, 30, surrendered himself to authorities in Bristol, southwest England, late on Tuesday and was detained by London police in connection with the killing of his wife in Cape Town.

He is accused of hatching a plot to murder Anni Dewani, 28, who was killed after the car in which the pair was travelling was reportedly hijacked on the outskirts of Cape Town on November 13.

"Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Extradition Unit have... arrested Shrien Prakash Dewani, 30, on behalf of the South African authorities," said a statement from the London force.

Sensational twist

It noted the allegation against him: "On 13 November 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa, conspired with others to murder Anni Dewani."

He was due to appear in a London court later on Wednesday.

Shrien Dewani's alleged involvement in the murder emerged in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, marking a sensational twist in the killing of his young wife whose bullet-riddled body was found in an impoverished township neighbourhood.

He returned to Britain days after the incident in which he was unharmed and has denied involvement, but the court heard allegations he connived with a taxi driver to stage a robbery and have his wife shot dead.

Three men were originally charged with the murder but as part of a plea bargain the High Court in Cape Town heard one of the accused allege that the husband ordered the killing."

[Michael Alexander]

From Today's Argus.

"ast week Hindocha was in Cape Town for the trial of shuttle driver Zola Robert Tongo, who in court documents said Shrien Dewani had asked him to help orchestrate his wife's murder and had offered R15 000 for the killing.

Yesterday Hindocha said he planned to return with relatives next year.

About eight months ago, before knowing his daughter would visit the city, he had booked tickets to Cape Town for a holiday.

"When Anni was murdered I was about to cancel the tickets to South Africa. But when I came to SA last week it was like heaven on earth. Thank God we did not cancel those tickets. We will come to Cape Town next year then go on to the Maldives," Hindocha said.

During his visit to the city last week, Hindocha had been surprised at how sympathetic and kind people had been towards him.

"I was at a restaurant and someone came up and gave me a condolence card. It made me cry. There are lovely people in Cape Town. This is from my heart. I'm not saying it because I feel forced to.."

He and his relatives plan to arrive in Cape Town on February 21, four days before Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni, now in prison, are set to appear in court for their alleged involvement in Anni's "