British businessman Shrien Dewani arranged his wife's murder on honeymoon in South Africa after confessing he needed to 'find a way out' of his marriage, a court heard today.The South African authorities are seeking to extradite Dewani over the killing of his Swedish bride Anni, who was shot dead in the back of a taxi in Cape Town in November.
An unnamed witness, who is prepared to give evidence if Dewani stands trial, claims the wealthy care home owner revealed to him his true feelings about his marriage more than six months earlier, the court heard.
Hugo Keith QC, representing the South African authorities, said: 'Dewani told [the witness] in April 2010 how he was engaged and had to get married.
'He said although she was a nice, lovely girl who he liked, he could not break out of the engagement because he would be disowned by his family. He went on to say to the witness he needed to find a way out of it.'
Dewani, 31, is accused of arranging for Anni, 28, to be killed in a staged car-jacking in the dangerous Gugulethu township.
He is also wanted for offences of kidnapping, robbery with aggravated circumstances, conspiracy to commit murder, and obstructing the administration of justice, Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in south-east London heard on the first day of his extradition hearing.
As Mr Keith opened his case, Dewani, dressed in a dark tracksuit top, sat slumped in the dock, mumbling to himself with his eyes half-closed. Read More
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