I am surprised there is no thread for this fascinating case. So, I'm starting one :) And I am also committing myself to a position of pro-innocence for Shrien Dewani.
He married Anni Dewani on 29th October 2010 in Mumbai and arranged for her murder in Cape Town, SA, on 13th November (so it is alleged). He did this by conspiring with the taxi driver who picked them up at the airport on 7th November to have her bumped off for R15,000. The taxi driver contacted a go-between who contacted two assassins from Gugulethu township. On the night of the 13th, the taxi was hi-jacked in the township, Shrien and the taxi driver were forced out, the taxi was driven off and Anni was shot dead.
All the conspirators were identified and caught. The taxi driver got 18 years. One of the assassins pleaded guilty and gave evidence against the other one. They both got heavy sentences (details not to hand). The go-between got … off scot free!
Dewani returned to the UK a few days after the killing and has been in extradition proceedings ever since. Most recently, his latest attempt to resist extradition was recently turned down and he is due to be shipped off shortly as far as I understand. He has held out so long mainly on account of his poor health (PTSD and acute depression).
Why not guilty?
He married Anni Dewani on 29th October 2010 in Mumbai and arranged for her murder in Cape Town, SA, on 13th November (so it is alleged). He did this by conspiring with the taxi driver who picked them up at the airport on 7th November to have her bumped off for R15,000. The taxi driver contacted a go-between who contacted two assassins from Gugulethu township. On the night of the 13th, the taxi was hi-jacked in the township, Shrien and the taxi driver were forced out, the taxi was driven off and Anni was shot dead.
All the conspirators were identified and caught. The taxi driver got 18 years. One of the assassins pleaded guilty and gave evidence against the other one. They both got heavy sentences (details not to hand). The go-between got … off scot free!
Dewani returned to the UK a few days after the killing and has been in extradition proceedings ever since. Most recently, his latest attempt to resist extradition was recently turned down and he is due to be shipped off shortly as far as I understand. He has held out so long mainly on account of his poor health (PTSD and acute depression).
Why not guilty?
- The case fails the smell test,
- the witnesses against him are all criminals with much to gain by lying and there are serious problems with the alleged plan.
- Also, some of the early claims of incriminating texts passing between him and the taxi driver seem to be unsubstantiated.
- there is a serviceable alternative theory - a simply robbery that went wrong
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