A South African court on Monday found a third man guilty of the 2010 killing of 28-year-old Indian-origin Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani.
Xolile Mngeni, 25, was found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances, premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm by the Western Cape High Court, SAPA news agency reported. His co-accused have said they shot dead Anni in November 13, 2010 while she was on honeymoon in Cape Town on orders of her NRI husband Shrien Dewani. But Shrien, a British businessman, denies plotting to kill his wife and is still fighting extradition to South Africa. ‘The State has proven its case beyond reasonable doubt,’ Judge Robert Henney said in his verdict after the trial, which lasted three-month. Mngeni looked stony-faced throughout the judgement. He denied the charges but Judge Henney said the accused's ‘evidence was riddled with inconsistencies and untruths’. Mngeni's trial had been repeatedly delayed while he had surgery to remove a brain tumour, but a judge ruled he was fit to face justice.
Xolile Mngeni, 25, was found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances, premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm by the Western Cape High Court, SAPA news agency reported. His co-accused have said they shot dead Anni in November 13, 2010 while she was on honeymoon in Cape Town on orders of her NRI husband Shrien Dewani. But Shrien, a British businessman, denies plotting to kill his wife and is still fighting extradition to South Africa. ‘The State has proven its case beyond reasonable doubt,’ Judge Robert Henney said in his verdict after the trial, which lasted three-month. Mngeni looked stony-faced throughout the judgement. He denied the charges but Judge Henney said the accused's ‘evidence was riddled with inconsistencies and untruths’. Mngeni's trial had been repeatedly delayed while he had surgery to remove a brain tumour, but a judge ruled he was fit to face justice.