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Shrien Dewani murder accused's condition 'has improved' | Shrien Dewani murder accused's condition 'has improved' |
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The condition of extradited honeymoon murder-accused Shrien Dewani has improved but he will remain in hospital, a South African court heard. | The condition of extradited honeymoon murder-accused Shrien Dewani has improved but he will remain in hospital, a South African court heard. |
Mr Dewani 34, from Bristol, is accused of ordering the murder of Anni Dewani, 28, who was shot on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. | Mr Dewani 34, from Bristol, is accused of ordering the murder of Anni Dewani, 28, who was shot on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. |
Mr Dewani's lawyers told the court psychiatrists had told them he had been cooperative but lacked the ability to concentrate for any length of time. | Mr Dewani's lawyers told the court psychiatrists had told them he had been cooperative but lacked the ability to concentrate for any length of time. |
The case was adjourned to 20 June. | The case was adjourned to 20 June. |
The 34-year-old denies any involvement in his wife's murder | |
Defence lawyer Francois van Zyl told the Western Cape High Court how his client had fared in his month as a patient at Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town. | |
"I am informed that he has been fully co-operative and that his condition has improved," said Mr van Zyl. | |
"We have been told by treating psychiatrists not to consult with him for longer than 30 minutes at a time." | |
He said Mr Dewani lacked the ability to concentrate for longer than this time but he remained hopeful that his client would improve enough to "instruct us properly". | |
Before his extradition to South Africa last month, Mr Dewani was detained in a hospital in Britain for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
It is the South African state's case that he conspired with Cape Town residents Zola Tongo, Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni to kill his wife. | |
Tongo, Qwabe, and Mngeni are already serving jail terms in connection with the murder. | |
Millionaire businessman | |
The court ordered Mr Dewani remain at Valkenberg Hospital to receive further treatment for his mental health. | |
He is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, kidnapping, and defeating the ends of justice. | |
His new wife Anni Dewani died when she was shot in the neck as the couple travelled in a taxi on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010. | |
He claimed he and his wife Anni were kidnapped at gunpoint as they drove through Gugulethu in Cape Town. | |
He was released unharmed, but his wife's body was found in the abandoned car the next day. | |
The millionaire businessman is accused of paying three men to kill her during the couple's honeymoon. | |
Dewani has not yet been asked to plead. |
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