The Anni Dewani Murder Case

CONDOLENCES TO DEWANI KILLER'S FAMILY: NFPYM

The National Freedom Party Youth Movement conveyed its condolences on Monday to the family of Xolile Mngeni, one of Anni Dewani's killers.

"Once more, his death reminds us of the imbalances in our society, and proves that indeed in South Africa, like in the novel Animal Farm [by George Orwell], some people are more equal than others," NFPYM secretary general Maria Busi Tshabalala said in a statement.

"As the NFPYM, we know for a fact that if Xolile Mngeni had money he would have been given a medical parole but because he is poor, like most of us, the parole board made him die like an animal."

Tshabalala said the NFPYM blamed the state for Mngeni's death.

"Xolile Mngeni's biggest crime was not to have killed or participated in the murder of Anni Dewani, but it was his poverty background and the fact that he or his family were not politically connected," Tshabalala said.

The justice and correctional services department announced Mngeni's death on Saturday.

"It is unfortunate that inmate Xolile Mngeni passed on while the monitoring of his medical condition was underway. We wish to convey our condolences to his family and relatives," Justice Minister Michael Masutha said in a statement.

Mngeni, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dewani, died in Goodwood prison's hospital, Cape Town, around 2.30pm on Saturday.

Mngeni was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011 and admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital in June.

The medical parole advisory board recommended he be placed on medical parole.

In July, Masutha denied Mngeni medical parole.

Masutha said this was because there were no appropriate arrangements for Mngeni's supervision, care and treatment.

In 2012, the Western Cape High Court jailed Mngeni, and co-accused Zola Tongo and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, for life for killing Dewani.

Mngeni was also jailed for 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances and to five years for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, to run concurrently with his life term.

Dewani, 28, was shot dead in Gugulethu on November 13, 2010, in an allegedly staged hijacking. Her body was found the next day.

The State alleges her husband Shrien Dewani conspired with Mngeni, Tongo, and Qwabe to stage the hijacking.

Dewani was extradited from Britain to South Africa in April to stand trial for murdering his wife during their Cape Town honeymoon.

He is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, and defeating the ends of justice.

His trial continued on Monday.


Source : Sapa /aa/jje/ar/th
Date : 20 Oct 2014 12:02
 
DEWANI WEPT DURING INTERVIEW

Murder-accused Shrien Dewani was highly emotional during an interview he gave shortly after his wife's murder in 2010, the Western Cape High Court heard on Monday.

State witness Nick Parker, a British journalist at The Sun newspaper, said Dewani became increasingly distressed as he interviewed him in London on November 22, 2010.

"Would it be correct to say that he became highly emotional? Would it be correct to say he was shaky and ill at ease and took deep breaths to steel himself before answering questions on the carjacking?" asked Dewani's lawyer Francois van Zyl during cross-examination.

Van Zyl referred to an article he wrote on December 8, 2010, in which he said Dewani wept and was overwhelmed with emotion.

Parker replied that Dewani wept and shook.

Van Zyl informed him and the court that his client met his wife's family just hours before he was interviewed by Parker.

"He will say that at that meeting the animosity from some of the relatives was quite patent to him," Van Zyl said.

It was his client's version that he decided not to mention to the family that he had a large amount of money with him and that was the reason they were hijacked.

Dewani is accused of the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him, maintaining that the couple were the victims of a hijacking on November 13, 2010.

The State alleges that he conspired with others to stage the hijacking in return for R15,000.

Dewani claims the money was for a surprise helicopter trip he wanted to take his wife on.

His lawyer said on Monday that his client's then-publicist Max Clifford was instructed by his brother Preyen to maintain the reputation of their family and health care business.

Parker confirmed Clifford's office contacted him to conduct the interview.

He was asked about his subsequent interview with German prostitute Leopold Leisser.

Van Zyl asked whether he knew how much Leisser's agent wanted for the story.

"Does 30,000 pounds ring a bell?" the lawyer asked.

Parker replied that he could not recall an amount but it was possible.

Once an agreement was reached between Leisser's agent and the newspaper editor, Parker met him and two articles were published.

Parker visited Cape Town a week after the interviews and stayed a night at the Cape Grace Hotel and the rest of his stay at another establishment.

He tried to contact shuttle taxi driver and convicted killer Zola Tongo and said he may have left phone messages for him.

Parker said that he and a journalist went to Tongo's home and they saw him briefly in his garden. He was very reluctant to talk to them and went back inside.

Van Zyl asked whether they offered Tongo money to speak.

Parker said he did not offer money.

Asked about an offer from the media of R1500 for a story, he said: "It is possible but I have no recollection of it."

He was excused from the stand.


Source : Sapa /je/ks/jje/ar
Date : 20 Oct 2014 11:53
 
JOURNALIST TESTIFIES IN DEWANI TRIAL

A British journalist testified in the Western Cape High Court on Monday on his 2010 interview with murder-accused Shrien Dewani.

Nick Parker, the State's seventh witness, has been the chief correspondent for the British newspaper The Sun for 26 years.

On November 22, 2010, nine days after Anni Dewani was killed, he interviewed her husband at his then-publicist Max Clifford's office. Dewani was accompanied by his brother Preyen and sister Preyal. The interview lasted an hour and 20 minutes, and was recorded and transcribed.

Prosecutor Adrian Mopp asked about Dewani's demeanour at the time of the interview.

"He seemed obviously upset. Initially he was reasonably calm as he went through the facts... then he became quite distressed and we had to stop," Parker said.

The interview related to what happened the night he and his wife were hijacked in Cape Town.

Dewani is accused of the murder of his wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him, maintaining that the couple were the victims of a hijacking on November 13, 2010.

The State alleges that he conspired with others to stage the hijacking in return for R15,000. Dewani claims the money was for a surprise helicopter trip he wanted to take his wife on.

His wife's slumped body was found in the abandoned shuttle taxi in Khayelitsha on Sunday, November 14.

Mopp went through aspects of the transcribed interview with Parker.

Parker said at one point, Dewani explained what transpired the night of the hijacking and the money that was taken from him.

He said he had the money and his wife had the cellphones.

Parker confirmed that Dewani did not make any reference about the stolen money being used for a surprise helicopter trip.

When asked about talks of him being gay, Parker was apparently asked to switch his dictaphone off.

In December 2010 Parker interviewed German prostitute Leopold Leisser, who Dewani paid for sex.

Clifford sent a letter to the newsgroup's legal head on December 14, 2010.

"[In the letter,] he [Dewani] denies that he met Mr Leisser, he denies the mobile phone number... he denies the email address which is contained in the letter. He advises your newspaper company that he was at the gym when he allegedly met with Mr Leisser and had records to prove this," Mopp said.

The Sun decided to publish its article on Dewani after reviewing its evidence.

According to Dewani's plea explanation: "My sexual interactions with males were mostly physical experiences or e-mail chats with people I met online or in clubs; including prostitutes such as Leipold Leisser".


Source : Sapa /je/ks/th/jje
Date : 20 Oct 2014 11:43
 
ANNI'S COUSIN TESTIFIES

The first cousin of slain honeymooner Anni Dewani was called to testify in her husband Shrien Dewani's murder trial, in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

Sneha Mashru, formerly Hindocha, is the State's eighth witness and described the relationship she had with her cousin to prosecutor Shareen Riley.

"Anni and I, my lady, were more like sisters. Anni confided in me and told me things she would not tell her sister or brother. We told each other everything and anything. I knew everything about Anni. We knew we could always trust each other, my lady," she said.

The two used to speak on the phone or via text messages and e-mails. They grew up in Sweden together, went to the same high school and were a year apart in age.

They graduated together and moved back to their hometown Mariestad. Anni got a job in Stockholm and Mashru remained in their hometown, but often stayed with her in Stockholm.

Mashru moved to the United Kingdom for work in February 2010 and Anni joined her a month later.

She said they always wanted to move to England and Anni wanted to get to know her boyfriend better.

Dewani is accused of the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him, maintaining that the couple were the victims of a hijacking on November 13, 2010.

The State alleges he conspired with others to stage the hijacking in return for R15,000. Her body was found in an abandoned shuttle taxi in Khayelitsha on Sunday, November 14.

Mashru said Shrien and Anni had a long-distance relationship between May 2009 and March 2010 and used to see each other about once a month.

She met Shrien after the couple's third date.

"I thought at the time that Shrien was a nice guy. Shrien and I used to have contact if there was anything to do with Anni. We had a relationship where he was dating my cousin. I only e-mailed him when we were discussing wedding things and he wanted my opinion."

Shrien sometimes texted her.

She said the couple broke up once in December 2009, after his second visit to Sweden.

Prosecutor Riley asked why they broke up.

At this point, Dewani's lawyer Francois van Zyl said the evidence was moving into hearsay territory and he objected.

Deputy Judge President Jeannette Traverso agreed the evidence was hearsay and asked Riley to motivate why it should be introduced.

Riley said the evidence was about Sneha's conclusion of the couple's relationship and formed a key part of their case.

Traverso said the court must guard against allowing hearsay evidence and disallowed it.

Mashru said the couple contacted each other again around December 29 or 30, 2009. Anni called him for his birthday and the relationship resumed.


Source : Sapa /je/th/ks/jje
Date : 20 Oct 2014 13:24
 
DEWANI DID NOT WANT ANNI AT HOSPITAL: COUSIN

Murder-accused Shrien Dewani fell ill a few days before his wedding in India and did not want his wife Anni to come and visit him in hospital, her cousin told the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

"When Anni and I went to visit Shrien in hospital, he had told Anni that he did not want any visitors so Anni and I thought it would be nice for us to visit him as a surprise," Sneha Mashru told prosecutor Shareen Riley.

"When we arrived at the hospital, Shrien said to Anni: 'What are you doing here? I told you not to visit me.' Anni looked around the room and said: 'What are all of them doing here?'. Shrien had his mother there, as an example."

Mashru said she waited in a taxi cab for about five to 10 minutes while the couple argued a bit. Anni returned and was crying.

Dewani is accused of the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him, maintaining that the couple were the victims of a hijacking on November 13, 2010.

The State alleges that he conspired with others to stage the hijacking in return for R15,000.

Her slumped body was found in an abandoned shuttle taxi in Khayelitsha the following day.

Mashru described Shrien's behaviour as strange, in the period before and after the wedding and honeymoon.

She met the couple in Bristol on November 7, 2010, so she could introduce her then-boyfriend to them, as she and Anni had a rule that they had to meet each other's partners before their families could meet them.

"My lady, according to me, Shrien was on his Blackberry non-stop. My husband even commented about that. I could look at Anni and see that she was not happy at that point. I could tell by looking at her that they had argued," Mashru said.

Once in South Africa, she and Anni kept in contact via text messages between November 10 and 11.

Riley referred to the list of text messages in court.

In the first message, Anni asked her cousin what she should do because a day had passed and she still felt the same.

"He is a really good guy but I really don't feel happy with him at all," the text message stated.

Mashru replied that it was a difficult situation and they had to think of their options.

"What I meant by that [text message] was before going on honeymoon, Anni didn't want to go anywhere with Shrien at all. She was thinking of getting a divorce," Mashru said.

"My lady, my intention were that if she felt that she couldn't be with him, then when she comes back, then we could think of options to leave him."

The next day, Mashru got a message from her saying that things were a lot better.


Source : Sapa /je/jje/ks
Date : 20 Oct 2014 13:49
 
They should try and learn from this and not try to drag the poor guy down. There really is a lot they can learn from this...
 
Garyvdh said:
"What I meant by that [text message] was before going on honeymoon, Anni didn't want to go anywhere with Shrien at all. She was thinking of getting a divorce," Mashru said.
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Iol.co.za said:
In the SMS, Anni bragged: “Last night we had it five times.”
Her cousin Sneha then responded: “I’ve never had it five times in a night.”
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And is that just normal?? Do divorcing couples have sex 5 times in one night?
 
The quote said iol.co.za

Go there and search for dewani or do a google search. Many others have carried the same story.
 
COUSIN RECORDED DEWANI MEETING

Anni Dewani's cousin recorded a meeting with Anni's husband Shrien in 2010 because she was suspicious of his role in her death and wanted answers, she told the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

State witness Sneha Mashru told prosecutor Shareen Riley that she and Anni's parents met Shrien and his brother in London a few days after the funeral in November 2010 to clear the air between the families.

She borrowed a dictaphone and placed it in her jacket to secretly record the conversation for her own record.

She felt that the things he had told her about his and his wife's hijacking in Cape Town did not add up.

He also did not come across as someone who was grieving her loss and his behaviour made her suspicious.

Dewani is accused of the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the five counts against him, maintaining that the couple were the victims of a hijacking on November 13, 2010.

The State alleges that he conspired with others to stage the hijacking and paid them R15,000.

Anni's slumped body was found in their abandoned shuttle taxi in Khayelitsha the following day.

During the meeting, Shrien told them that Anni had fought for her handbag, which they found strange because they knew she would have handed it over.

He said she had his cellphone in the handbag and never mentioned money in the bag.

Mashru decided to go to the police a week after the meeting because she knew he already had one broken engagement, which was taboo in the Hindu culture.

"Also, if Shrien would get a divorce with Anni a week after the marriage, that would look bad for any Hindu family in society, especially the Dewanis because I knew the Dewani name meant a lot to them. That would be considered shameful to the Dewani name," she said.

She handed over text messages and e-mails between herself and Anni, as well as her cellphones, one of which Anni used, and her laptop.

She also made a statement in January 2011.

Mashru told the court that she and Anni had shared the same Hotmail and Facebook passwords. She could not access Anni's accounts because she was told Shrien's brother or sister had changed the passwords.

Riley asked whether Anni ever took any medication.

Mashru replied that Anni got acne before her wedding and took a double dose of very strong prescription medicine to get rid of it.

She knew Anni had to use double contraception for at least a month after taking the medication because it was so strong.

Source : Sapa /je/lp/ks/ar
Date : 20 Oct 2014 17:22
 
ANNI WANTED OUT OF MARRIAGE: COUSIN

Slain honeymooner Anni Dewani wanted out of her marriage to British businessman husband Shrien in 2010, her cousin told the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

Sneha Mashru, the State's seventh witness, was adamant that she and Anni were like sisters and that Anni often confided in her about the rocky relationship.

Francois van Zyl, for Shrien Dewani, seemed to offer a different version during cross-examination and said that while the couple fought, they loved each other dearly.

He asked Mashru whether the marriage was arranged or whether they got engaged because they loved each other.

She responded that Anni had her doubts about the marriage and together they composed an e-mail to Shrien in which she explained her doubts.

The couple also had conversations on the phone, in which he promised to be less controlling.

Mashru said it was not an arranged marriage and they went ahead with their engagement after that contact because she thought he would change his ways.

Van Zyl asked whether Anni loved Shrien.

"Yes, she did, in the beginning. The way he was in the beginning, she did love him," she replied.

Mashru said the couple had their issues leading up to their wedding in October 2010 but that she still loved him. However, she said they had a lot of problems.

"That is why after the wedding, when they came back from India, Anni and I were talking about a divorce because she felt like she could not live with Shrien," Mashru said.

She apparently did not want to go to South Africa with Shrien, and Mashru convinced her to go, promising her she would transfer money to her Swedish bank account if she needed a way out.

Mashru said that even after they had married in India, Anni wanted to spend her time with her and not her husband.

Van Zyl said his client would testify that both families had to pack 29 suitcases, weighing 225 kilograms, of goods from the wedding and that Anni assisted her husband and relatives.

Her cousin replied that she told Anni to spend time with Shrien and his family because she was a Dewani but that she had not been keen.

The two went for massages and spent time at the pool, catching up on their lives.

Deputy Judge President Jeanette Traverso asked her why she was not keen.

"Anni told me that they didn't get on very well and she told me this while we were at the pool. She went to have lunch with him and then she came back to the pool and said 'it felt very stiff between us'."

Mashru had earlier told the court that a few days before the marriage, she and Anni had gone to visit Shrien in an Indian hospital because he was ill.

She said Shrien had been very upset that they came to visit because he had ordered them not to. Anni and Shrien argued in the hospital while Mashru waited in the cab.

Van Zyl said his client had food poisoning and that he had severe diarrhoea and vomiting.

"He was regularly soiling his bed. He didn't want visitors at the time. He didn't mind Anni at the time but he was upset when you arrived," the lawyer said.

"A grown man soiling his own bed -- that is what upset him."

Mashru remained certain that Shrien was upset at seeing Anni in the hospital, not just her.

Her cross-examination continues.

Source : Sapa /je/aa/ks/ar
Date : 20 Oct 2014 17:56
 
silver6933 said:
The quote said iol.co.za

Go there and search for dewani or do a google search. Many others have carried the same story.
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Yes I did do that. But common courtesy dictates that if you post a quote/article/one liner/whatever you post a link :erm:
 
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