Anni Dewani's Family: 'Shrien Owes Us Answers'

The father of murdered bride Anni Dewani will tell a UK coroner that he must order her husband to give evidence at her inquest.

Vinod Hindocha says his family still needs to hear Shrien Dewani explain exactly what happened the night Anni, 28, was shot dead by carjackers on their honeymoon.
Mr Hindocha, 66, said: "There are still so many questions we want to ask Shrien and we hope he will be man enough to answer them.
"Why did he marry Anni if he is gay, why did he take her to South Africa on honeymoon, why did he leave her alone to die?"
Mr Hindocha and his brother Ashok will meet North London coroner Andrew Walker later to discuss the format of an inquest into her death near Cape Town in 2010.

 

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   10 December, 2014: Shrien Dewani arrives back in Britain
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   13 November, 2010: The newlyweds taxi is hijacked outside Cape Town. Shrien escapes but Anni is killed. Dewani said two armed men forced the driver out of the taxi as it drove through the Gugulethu township
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   14 November, 2010: Anni's body is found in the back seat of a VW Sharan taxi in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township. She died from a single bullet wound to the neck
5. 16 November, 2010: Xolile Mngeni, 26, from Khayelitsha, is arrested by South African police in connection with the killing (left) 18 November 2010: Mzwamadoda Qwabe, 26, also from Khayelitsha, is arrested in connection with the killing (right) Both men are later charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery with aggravated circumstances

       

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   10 December, 2014: Shrien Dewani arrives back in Britain
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   Gallery: Timeline: The Dewani Case In Pictures

   End of October, 2010 - Businessman Shrien, 31, and his Swedish bride, 28, are married in Mumbai, India   

   

Mr Dewani, 34, was extradited to South Africa last year, but was cleared of plotting his wife's murder after a judge threw out the case against him because it was "riddled with inconsistencies".
He walked free before he was asked to give evidence and so has never spoken publicly about his wife's death.
Before the trial collapsed a prosecution witness, a male prostitute, told the court he had gay sex with Mr Dewani who wanted to call off his forthcoming wedding.
Three local men were jailed for the murder.
The inquest was opened in 2010 in Barnet because that was where Anni Dewani, a Swedish national, had been living before her wedding.
The hearing was suspended pending the criminal investigation and the coroner could decide not to resume it.
But Anni's family will urge him to hold a full inquest because the Cape Town court did not hear evidence from Shrien.
Ashok Hindocha, 59, said: "We just want answers, so we can begin the mourning process. Shrien owes us that.
"We hope the coroner has received all the papers from the trial, so he can see that there was a big gap in the evidence and realise that Shrien should answer questions under oath."
The family said if Mr Dewani was not asked or refused to give evidence then it would explore other options, including the possibility of suing him.