A new take on Dewani murder

The BBC is to air never-before-seen footage detailing the hours leading up to the murder of honeymooner Anni Dewani in Cape Town in 2010.

The hour-long documentary is to be featured on the BBC’s Panorama programme on March 29.

The programme claims it has had “exclusive access to CCTV footage never seen publicly”.

According to the Panorama website, “the film investigates the case against her husband Shrien, currently fighting in UK courts to avoid extradition to SA to stand trial for her murder”.


Shrien Dewani


The teaser for the show said: “Did the wealthy businessman engage a taxi driver to arrange his wife’s death, or is he wrongly accused?

“The CCTV images reveal a different side to the couple than has so far been portrayed.”

Anni Dewani, 28, was fatally shot when a taxi she and her husband were using was allegedly hijacked in Gugulethu in November 2010.

Shrien Dewani said that after about 20 minutes of driving around he was kicked out of the car when the hijackers drove off with his wife.

Her body was eventually discovered on November 14 in the hijacked car, parked on a pavement in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha.

The driver of the taxi, Zola Robert Tongo, later admitted guilt on a charge of murder in a plea bargain and was sentenced in December 2010 to 18 years in jail in the Western Cape High Court.

Tongo told the police that Shrien Dewani had offered him R15 000 to stage the hijacking and have Anni killed.

An extradition order was signed against Dewani by British Home Secretary Theresa May in September last year.

But Dewani, who faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and obstructing the administration of justice, has since appealed to the British High Court, and SA’s prosecuting authorities are waiting for a definitive outcome before they can add his name to the charge sheet.

No date has been given for when this process will be concluded. - Cape Argus

SOURCE : IOL