Post date: Jul 18, 2011 3:40:36 PM
British millionaire Shrien Dewani accused of murdering his bride while the couple were on honeymoon in South Africa arrives at court for extradition hearing.
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 18, 2011) ITN -
The British millionaire accused of murdering his bride while the couple were on honeymoon arrived at court on Monday (July 18) to fight extradition to South Africa.Shrien Dewani, 30, is accused by South Africa of hiring a hitman to murder his 28-year-old wife Anni, a former model and Swedish national, who was shot dead last month.
She was found in the back of an abandoned taxi in a Cape Town township with a single bullet wound to her neck.
Dewani denies any involvement in her murder.
The taxi driver, Zola Tongo, who says he was offered 15,000 rand $2,165 (1,400 pounds) by Dewani to kill his wife, has pleaded guilty to four charges, including murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances, for which he has been sentenced to an effective 18 years in prison.
Two of his co-accused remain in prison awaiting trial.
Dewani, from Westbury-on-Trym in Bristol, has been held in custody after the South African authorities issued a provisional arrest warrant as the first stage to seeking his extradition.
The warrant came after the taxi driver accused Dewani of offering to pay for his wife's murder and ordering it to appear like a bungled carjacking as they drove through the notorious township of Gugulethu.
The driver's allegation formed part of a plea agreement drawn up with prosecutors at Western Cape High Court in South Africa, where he was jailed for 18 years earlier this week for his part in the killing.