The Anni Dewani Murder Case

Fsck yeah!..

Best news all day.

Shrien my son, lets see how you cope in a REAL jail.
 
Dewani to be extradited

JOHANNESBURG - The Westminister Magistrates Court has ruled that Shrien Dewani be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Anni.

He is accused of masterminding Anni's murder in an alleged staged hijacking in Cape Town in November 2010.

Dewani is suffering from depression and severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

He denies any involvement in the crime and has appeared several times in a UK court to challenge his extradition on the grounds of poor mental health.

Last year, a court in the UK ruled it would be "unjust and oppressive" to extradite him as his mental state had deteriorated since his arrest.

His legal team previously argued he should not be extradited because he would not receive a fair trial and South Africa's prisons were unsafe.

Earlier this month, District Judge Howard Riddle sat through a four-day hearing at the Westminster Magistrates Court as both prosecution and defense teams laid out their cases for him to review.

The hearing concentrated on two aspects of the case, namely Dewani’s mental health, which the court has been told has been fluctuating in the last few months, and the conditions of the prison units in which he might be detained if extradited.

Dewani’s legal experts assert he’s not fit to stand trial and should be allowed another six months to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

However, prosecutors said he should be extradited now and say local authorities have pledged unprecedented undertakings to ensure Dewani’s care would continue to the same standard in South Africa.

Dewani is expected to be held at the Valkenburg Hospital in the Western Cape.

Anni’s family has always urged Dewani to return to South Africa to clear his name so they can find closure.

Dewani did not attend the hearing. It is not yet clear whether the businessman will appeal the judgment.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is yet to react to the latest development.

Three men are already serving lengthy jail sentences for their part in the killing.

Xolile Mngeni was sentenced to life imprisonment in December. Mngeni was convicted of robbery with aggravating circumstances, premeditated murder and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Zola Tongo were sentenced to 25 years and 18 years for their part in the crime.
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Quite likely that they'll take it to the Supreme Court of Appeal, though.
 
Nerfherder said:
I hope they nail him for skipping the country as well.

He will last like 5 minutes in prison.
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He didn't skip, they allowed him to leave in hopes of not spooking because they didn't really have much to hold him on.

though if they'd listened to myBB CA posters they would have locked him up from back then:p. We called it the minute details of the "hijacking" started to emerge.
 
Dewani Loses Extradition Appeal

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani should be extradited to South Africa to stand trial, the British Press Association reported on Wednesday.

A ruling to this effect was made by Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle in the Westminster Magistrate's Court in London. Dewani will face trial over his wife's death.

The 33-year old British businessman's defence team had argued that his mental health could suffer setbacks if he was sent back now.

He has earlier been diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dewani's lawyers argued that the extradition decision should be delayed by six months.

The courtroom was packed with Mrs Dewani's relatives, who wore photographs of her pinned to their clothes, decorated with pink ribbons.

Dewani is accused of having orchestrated the death of his wife Anni, 28, while they were on their honeymoon in Cape Town.

She was shot as the newlywed couple travelled in a taxi on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. Dewani has denied any involvement.


Source : Sapa /str/tk/hdw
Date : 24 Jul 2013 11:46 OrigID : LP247485
 
Dewani to Appeal Extradition

Lawyers for honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani intend to appeal his extradition to South Africa to stand trial, the British Press Association reported on Wednesday.

"Lawyers acting for Shrien Dewani will review today's [Wednesday] judgment and lodge an appeal during which time Shrien will remain in the UK," Dewani's family said in a statement after the ruling.

"Shrien Dewani remains unfit to be extradited or to face trial. Shrien remains committed to returning to South Africa when his health would permit a full trial and when appropriate protections are in place for his health and safety.

"The legal process is ongoing and it would be inappropriate to comment further," the statement reportedly read.

Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle made his ruling in the Westminster Magistrate's Court despite arguments by Dewani's defence team that he could suffer setbacks in his mental health if sent back now.

They wanted the decision delayed by six months. The 33-year-old British businessman had earlier been diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The courtroom was packed with murdered Anni Dewani's relatives, who wore photographs of her pinned to their clothes, decorated with pink ribbons.

Riddle said: "It is not in question that Shrien Dewani will be returned to South Africa. The treating clinicians continue to state that Mr Dewani will recover.

"There has been recovery, but it has been slow. It may be a long time before Mr Dewani is fit to plead, but he may be closer to that point.

"It is not impossible that if returned now, then after a reasonable period of further treatment and assessment he will be found fit to plead and a trial can take place."

Dewani has undergone treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression since his wife's death.

Dewani is suspected of ordering the killing of his new wife Anni, 28, who was shot as the couple travelled in a taxi on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010.

So far three men have been convicted over Anni's death.

Last year, South African Xolile Mngeni was convicted of premeditated murder for shooting her, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Prosecutors claimed he was a hitman hired by Dewani to kill his wife, something that Dewani has consistently denied.

Taxi driver Zola Tongo was jailed for 18 years after he admitted his part in the killing, and another accomplice, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, also pleaded guilty to murder and was handed a 25-year prison sentence.

Riddle ruled in 2011 that Dewani should be extradited, but this was successfully appealed against and he was ordered to look again at the case.


Source : Sapa /str/mv/jje/jk/clh
Date : 24 Jul 2013 13:15
 
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