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Murder of Anni Dewani

Anni Ninna Dewani (née Hindocha; 12 March 1982 – 13 November 2010) was a Swedish woman of Indian origin who, while on her honeymoon in South Africa, was kidnapped and then murdered in Gugulethu township near Cape Town. Taxi driver Zola Robert Tongo later admitted guilt on the charges of murder in a plea bargain, and was sentenced on 7 December 2010 to 18 years in jail. Mziwamadoda Qwabe pleaded guilty to her murder in August 2012 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Xolile Mngeni, 23, was convicted of her murder on 19 November 2012, and sentenced to life in jail. In July 2014, it was confirmed that a medical parole application had been made for Mngeni who was terminally ill with a brain tumour. He was denied parole, and died in jail on 18 October 2014.In his plea bargain agreement, Zola Tongo stated that Anni's husband, British national Shrien Dewani of Bristol, had offered R15,000 to have his wife killed. Following an application by South African authorities, Senior District Judge Howard Riddle ruled in August 2011 that Shrien Dewani could be extradited to face charges in relation to the murder. The extradition order was approved by Home Secretary Theresa May on 28 September 2011. However, a High Court ruling of 30 March 2012 put the extradition on hold, based on expert witness opinion of Shrien Dewani's mental health and prospects for recovery. Shrien Dewani continues to claim innocence within the kidnap and murder plot, while his family described the allegations of Tongo as "totally ludicrous".Following a long legal battle, in January 2014, the English High Court of Justice rejected Shrien Dewani's plea against extradition to South Africa, and he was extradited to South Africa on 7 April 2014 and taken to court on 8 April 2014.On 8 December 2014, Shrien Dewani was cleared of murdering his wife, after the South African judge threw out the case.