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Honeymoon murder: Shrien Dewani 'mental health relapse' | Honeymoon murder: Shrien Dewani 'mental health relapse' |
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A man wanted in South Africa over the honeymoon murder of his wife has suffered a mental health relapse, a court has heard. | A man wanted in South Africa over the honeymoon murder of his wife has suffered a mental health relapse, a court has heard. |
Shrien Dewani, 33, is being treated at a hospital in Bristol for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. | Shrien Dewani, 33, is being treated at a hospital in Bristol for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. |
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he was taken off medication after experiencing a bad reaction. | Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he was taken off medication after experiencing a bad reaction. |
"We may have taken one step back having taken two steps forward," said his lawyer, Clare Montgomery QC. | "We may have taken one step back having taken two steps forward," said his lawyer, Clare Montgomery QC. |
Mr Dewani's wife Anni, 28, was shot when a taxi the couple were travelling in was hijacked in a township on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. | Mr Dewani's wife Anni, 28, was shot when a taxi the couple were travelling in was hijacked in a township on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. |
The Bristol businessman faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and obstructing the administration of justice - all of which he denies. | |
Mr Dewani has been sectioned for a further 12 months under the Mental Health Act. | Mr Dewani has been sectioned for a further 12 months under the Mental Health Act. |
The court also heard the defence made proposals in April for Mr Dewani to make a voluntary return to South Africa, but the details of the offer were not discussed in court. | |
Under the South African government's current plans, if Mr Dewani is extradited his mental health will be assessed upon arrival. | |
If he is considered at risk, he will be taken to the psychiatric unit at Valkenburg Hospital in Cape Town, before being sent to the city's Goodwood prison. | |
A request from the defence to put back the full extradition hearing for an expert to visit Valkenburg in August was rejected by the chief magistrate Howard Riddle. | |
"I am very, very reluctant to delay this case any further," he said. | |
The full extradition hearing is expected to start on 1 July. | |
In November Xolile Mngeni, 25, was found guilty of Mrs Dewani's murder by a judge in Cape Town. He was later given a life sentence. | |
Mngeni's co-accused have said they helped kill her on the orders of her husband. | |
Taxi driver Zola Tongo says he was approached by Mr Dewani to organise the killing and make it look like a carjacking. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison following a plea bargain. | |
In August, Mziwamadoda Qwabe was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting shooting Mrs Dewani. |
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