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Shrien Dewani trial: Gay escort gives evidence Dewani driver Zola Tongo 'staged South Africa hijacking'
(about 5 hours later)
A gay escort, who said he met a man accused of arranging his wife's murder on their honeymoon, has been allowed to give evidence in the trial. A taxi driver convicted of killing Anni Dewani has told a court of the moment his vehicle was involved in a staged hijacking in South Africa.
Shrien Dewani denies arranging the murder of wife Anni, 28, a Swedish national, in South Africa in 2010. Zola Tongo co-conspired with two others to murder Mrs Dewani, 28, a Swedish national, while she was on her honeymoon in 2010.
Leopold Leisser told Western Cape High Court he contacted police after seeing a news bulletin showing Mr Dewani, from Bristol, being arrested. He says Shrien Dewani offered him about $2,100 (£1,340) to organise the killing and make it look like a carjacking.
His testimony was cut short on Monday when its relevance was questioned. Mr Dewani denies arranging the murder of his wife.
He was allowed to continue for a short time on Tuesday morning but the judge then ruled all discussions or disclosures or anything of a sexual nature was inadmissible. Tongo had recruited Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe to carry out Mrs Dewani's killing in a staged hijacking, Western Cape High Court was told.
The prosecution could only ask when the two men met and had contact. As he was driving the Dewanis through Gugulethu township, the car was hijacked by men with guns.
"The lady was crying," Tongo said.
"There is nothing that I can remember what she said. Mr Dewani was trying to console her.
"We were told to bow down and to put our heads down. We did that. We proceeded driving on that road, we arrived behind Gugulethu barracks where there is a stop sign.
"As we had decided from the beginning that I would be the first person to be put out the car and the gentleman would be next. It happened like that at the stop sign. The door was opened from outside by Xolile.
"They left me next to the road and they continued and turned right."
Earlier on Tuesday, gay escort Leopold Leisser was allowed to resume giving evidence after the relevance of his testimony was questioned on Monday.
'Bills to pay''Bills to pay'
Mr Leisser, also known as the German Master and who offers fetish services, told the court he saw a breaking news bulletin "on either Sky or CNN about Mr Dewani being arrested and accused of being involved in murder". But this was halted a short time later when the judge ruled all discussions of a sexual nature were inadmissible.
When asked why he contacted the Metropolitan Police, he said it was because he realised he knew Mr Dewani. He said the prosecution could only ask when the two men met and had contact.
He told the court he also contacted a media outlet for which he was paid £18,000, with a media fee of £7,000. Mr Leisser, also known as the German Master and who offers fetish services, had contacted a media outlet for which he was paid £18,000, the court heard.
"I could not work any more because of this and this was the main reason for asking for money, [that I] had bills to pay.
"[It was] initially 15, 16 December [for the] first two stories. I did not go ahead with third story, which would have been big money because it would have been too much detail."
Prison death
Shrien and Anni Dewani were held at gunpoint while being driven in a taxi through Gugulethu township near Cape Town in November 2010.
The prosecution argues Mr Dewani was leading a secret double-life and wanted out of his marriage, so arranged a staged hijacking in which he escaped and his wife was killed.The prosecution argues Mr Dewani was leading a secret double-life and wanted out of his marriage, so arranged a staged hijacking in which he escaped and his wife was killed.
Xolile Mngeni, who was convicted of killing Mrs Dewani while she was on honeymoon in 2010, had been serving a life sentence for her murder but died in prison. Xolile Mngeni was sentenced to life in prison for Mrs Dewani's murder but died in prison, while Mziwamadoda Qwabe was sentenced to 25 years.
Mngeni is one of three men to have been jailed in connection with the murder. Tongo was sentenced to 18 years following a plea bargain
Taxi driver Zola Tongo was sentenced to 18 years following a plea bargain.
He told South African authorities he had been approached by Mr Dewani, who offered him about $2,100 (£1,340) to organise the killing and make it look like a carjacking.
Tongo said he then recruited Mngeni and a third man, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, to carry out the killing.
The trial continues.The trial continues.