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Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa, can be extradited to the country, the High Court has ruled. | Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa, can be extradited to the country, the High Court has ruled. |
Lawyers for Mr Dewani, who has post-traumatic stress disorder, argued he should not be sent there until he was fit to plead over the 2010 killing. | |
But judges ruled he can be extradited as long as the South African government pledges to return him to the UK should he ultimately prove unfit to be tried. | |
Mr Dewani is currently in hospital. | |
Speaking outside the High Court in London, BBC correspondent Angus Crawford said the South African authorities had indicated they were minded to accept the court's conditions for extradition. | |
He said Mr Dewani's family could yet lodge an appeal at the UK Supreme Court, which would continue to delay any extradition. | |
Taxi kidnapping | |
Mr Dewani, from Bristol, has been fighting removal from the UK to face proceedings over his new wife Anni's death until he has recovered from his mental health problems. | |
He is suspected of ordering the killing of Anni, a Swedish national. | |
The pair were kidnapped at gunpoint as they drove through the Gugulethu township in Cape Town in a taxi in November 2010. Mr Dewani was released unharmed. | |
The next day the body of Mrs Dewani was found in the car. She had injuries to her head and chest. | |
South African Xolile Mngeni was later convicted of premeditated murder and jailed for life. Prosecutors allege he was hired by Mr Dewani to kill his wife. | |
Mr Dewani has always denied the accusation. |