Police attempted to ‘trick’ Dewani

Millionaire facing imminent extradition hearing was asked to collect murdered wife’s belongings South African prosecutors attempted to “trick” the British man accused of ordering his wife’s murder on their honeymoon into returning to South Africa, so that they could detain him without the need for an extradition agreement. Documents marked “confidential”, which have been seen by the Observer , reveal how South African authorities reached a secret plea bargain with the principal witness against Shrien Dewani and then attempted to lure the Briton to Cape Town on false pretences, while intending that he would face trial. The Bristol-based businessman is accused by South African police of arranging the killing of his Swedish wife, Anni, on 13 November last year. She was shot after the apparent hijacking of their taxi in a township in Cape Town. Her body was later found in the abandoned car. Dewani, 31, had been released

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