Thursday, August 11, 2011

Judge tells Dewani: Go to South Africa

HONEYMOON murder suspect Shrien Dewani was ordered by a judge yesterday to stand trial in South Africa for the killing of his bride Anni.

The British tycoon could be on a plane to Cape Town in weeks if Home Secretary Theresa May rubber-stamps his extradition ruling.
Dewani, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, has been in a secure mental hospital while fighting extradition.
His lawyers argued that he is suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and that sending him back would violate his human rights.

Tragic ... Shrien and Anni
Tragic ... Shrien and Anni

Concerns were also raised about the risk of sex attack in South Africa's jails after reports that he is gay - which Dewani denies.
The sun revealed last December that a German rent boy claimed the businessman paid him for sex.

Judge Howard Riddle described Dewani as "good-looking, youthful and physically well-preserved" - but said he was confident he would be protected in jail.
And he said that although Dewani was a suicide risk he would receive first class mental health care.
Tragic Anni's family were in tears in court after District Judge Riddle gave his verdict.
Dewani, 31, can appeal against the decision - but Anni's tearful dad Vinod Hindocha, 61, made an emotional plea for him not to.
Outside Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in South East London, he said: "Shrien, we beg you, please end our pain. Go voluntarily back to South Africa to face trial.
"Every night we go to sleep thinking about what happened to our poor innocent daughter. Only you can save us from this hell."
Millionaire Dewani denies involvement in the alleged fake carjack killing of Anni, 28, by two hitmen in Cape Town last November.

Emotional ... Anni's sister Ami and dad Vinod
Emotional ... Anni's sister Ami and dad Vinod

The care home boss and driver Zola Tongo, 31, were released unharmed after their taxi was seized.
His bride Anni was driven away screaming and later found shot dead.
Tongo later claimed Dewani ordered the hit and paid £1,400.
A senior Cape Town police source said: "Justice has been served. We have a very good case against him."

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