Qwabe shot Anni, says Dewani’s lawyers

06-10-14 . Cape Town. Murder accused Shrien Dewani in the Western Cape High Court . Picture Brenton Geach

06-10-14 . Cape Town. Murder accused Shrien Dewani in the Western Cape High Court . Picture Brenton Geach

Published Oct 13, 2014

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Cape Town - Swedish honeymooner Anni Hindocha was killed by accident during a struggle with her killer, the defence suggested on Monday morning as the trial of her widower, British businessman Shrien Dewani, entered its fourth day.

It was also suggested that the incident was meant to be a hostage situation and that Dewani was kicked out of the car unharmed because he was the who would have to meet any demands for payment.

Dewani is accused of hiring hitmen to kill Anni while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010.

However, he denies that he ordered her killing, saying that she was killed during a hijacking.

In court on Monday morning, defence advocate Francois van Zyl SC put it to hitman Mziwamadoda Qwabe that the objective facts do not support his version that his accomplice, Xolile Mngeni, fired the shot that killed Anni, while he drove the vehicle.

He referred to evidence that gunshot residue was found on the left glove Qwabe claimed he had been wearing during the hijacking, embossed glove prints were found on the left rear door of the car and marks were found on Anni's leg, which were consistent with being grabbed by someone's right hand.

In addition, Van Zyl pointed out that Anni was shot in a residential area, saying that it was unlikely that the killers would have planned to shoot her there.

It was more probable that she would have been killed in secluded area, such as the nearby bushes in Khayelitsha.

These suggested that Qwabe, who wore the gloves, shot Anni with his left hand, while leaning into the rear of the car from the left hand side and pulling her by the leg with his right hand.

The trial continues.

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