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Shrien Dewani 'agreed price for wife murder' | Shrien Dewani 'agreed price for wife murder' |
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British businessman Shrien Dewani agreed to pay about £1,300 to a hitman for the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa, a court has been told. | British businessman Shrien Dewani agreed to pay about £1,300 to a hitman for the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa, a court has been told. |
On the second day of the trial in Cape Town, Mziwamadoda Qwabe said he was asked to make it look like a hijacking. | On the second day of the trial in Cape Town, Mziwamadoda Qwabe said he was asked to make it look like a hijacking. |
Mr Dewani, 34, from Bristol, denies murdering his wife Anni, 28, on their honeymoon in 2010. | Mr Dewani, 34, from Bristol, denies murdering his wife Anni, 28, on their honeymoon in 2010. |
The couple were held at gunpoint while being driven in a taxi through Gugulethu township near Cape Town. | The couple were held at gunpoint while being driven in a taxi through Gugulethu township near Cape Town. |
Qwabe told the Western Cape High Court that taxi driver Zola Tonga had told him "there was a husband who wanted his wife to be killed". | |
Mr Dewani faces five charges, including murder and lying about the circumstances of Swedish national Anni's death. | Mr Dewani faces five charges, including murder and lying about the circumstances of Swedish national Anni's death. |
Qwabe, from Cape Town, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 for the murder of Anni Dewani. | Qwabe, from Cape Town, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 for the murder of Anni Dewani. |
Prosecutors argue Mr Dewani conspired with him, and other Cape Town residents Zola Tongo and Xolile Mngeni. | Prosecutors argue Mr Dewani conspired with him, and other Cape Town residents Zola Tongo and Xolile Mngeni. |
Qwabe, 29, told the court Tongo phoned him and said he had a job that needed to be done - that someone needed to be killed. | |
He said Tongo agreed to meet him the next day to discuss the murder, and a price of 15,000 rand (about £1,330 at the exchange rate at the time) was agreed. | He said Tongo agreed to meet him the next day to discuss the murder, and a price of 15,000 rand (about £1,330 at the exchange rate at the time) was agreed. |
The pair then arranged to meet up with Tongo's taxi for the attack during which Mr Dewani's phone would also be taken. | |
He told the court the money was due to be left in a "cubby hole" in the vehicle which would later be split before the pair spent an evening "socialising". | |
Qwabe was asked if there was any discussion about a weapon. He said: "I knew there would be a firearm involved." | Qwabe was asked if there was any discussion about a weapon. He said: "I knew there would be a firearm involved." |
He told the court Tongo called him later and told him the route the taxi would take on the evening of 13 November 2010. | He told the court Tongo called him later and told him the route the taxi would take on the evening of 13 November 2010. |
Describing the carjacking, Qwabe said: "[Mngeni] had the gun. As it [Tongo's car] approached I got into the driver's side. | |
"[Mngeni] got into the passenger side and Zola got into the back. I saw in the (rear view) window a guy and behind me was a lady," he said. | |
"I ordered Zola to get out of the car. He told me the money was in a pouch behind the front passenger door. | "I ordered Zola to get out of the car. He told me the money was in a pouch behind the front passenger door. |
"I stopped the vehicle, I asked the husband to get out of the car. | "I stopped the vehicle, I asked the husband to get out of the car. |
"The husband was now out of the vehicle and I drove on." | "The husband was now out of the vehicle and I drove on." |
Qwabe told the court he was behind the wheel when Anni was fatally wounded. | Qwabe told the court he was behind the wheel when Anni was fatally wounded. |
He added he was concentrating on the road at the moment Mngeni killed her. | |
"I heard a gun shot. [Mngeni] said 'I shot the lady'. | |
"I pulled over on to the pavement and stopped the car. I saw she [Anni] was on the back seat of the car." | |
Qwabe said he found the bullet casing then threw his gloves away. | Qwabe said he found the bullet casing then threw his gloves away. |
He told the court 10,000 rand was in the pouch and 4,000 rand was seized from "the husband". | He told the court 10,000 rand was in the pouch and 4,000 rand was seized from "the husband". |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |