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I am delighted to hear that a coroner in London is apparently considering reopening the inquest into Anni Dewani’s death. Obviously, the criminal trial in South Africa has been dealt with but the UK authorities are fully entitled to hold an inquest and if they do decide to hold such inquest, there is a good chance that Dewani will have to answer certain questions under oath. He obviously avoided that in his trial in South Africa so it will be very interesting to see what happens next in this story. Most South Africans have, I believe, very strong opinions about the man and the case which featured a very poor prosecution and even worse witnesses. On the other hand one is allowed in such hearings to avoid any answer that may incriminate you – but on his version he did nothing wrong so hopefully his lawyers won’t be taking that stance at all.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Thursday 19-Feb-15
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Alexis said:
on Thursday 05-Mar-15 08:27 AM
Double Jeopardy - but yeah, maybe we did not do a sufficient job which does not surprise me. I must admit that i did not follow this case at all, It is a pity that Anni lost her life, but the risks you take coming to SA or living in SA are high
Sinead said:
on Friday 20-Feb-15 04:15 PM
Juliet's comment!! ='''D It's so true though.... Sad really.
Monita said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 11:41 AM
I am very glad! I truly hope that he gets what he deserves!!!
sorea said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 09:35 AM
The UK are within their rights to hold an inquiry into the death of one of their citizens. It might also show what they think of the way our country dealt with the entire matter.
Liesl said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 09:05 AM
Annie deserves justice, our courts failed her entirely. In my opinion he has guilty written all over him and if he is he shouldn't get away with it. Annie deserves at least that.
melissa said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:55 AM
I believe that Dewani is guilty of the crime that was committed because even before the trial, he was full of excuses of being sick and suffering from PTSD, I just see it as an act of someone who is trying to avoid the reality of the crime. He is guilty of the crime and I believe that he should sit a while behind bars, you do the crime, you do the time...
Lucretia said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:53 AM
I hope that the UK, get to the truth of the matter. If he is guilty, and our courts failed Annie, hopefully their courts will not let her have died in vain. I have always thought him guilty, but that is just my opinion.
Ashleigh said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:52 AM
If that were my daughter I would not sleep until Justice was served. If I knew that police were not doing their job correctly which ultimately caused injustice on my daughter, I would seek other options to make him pay. His decision to take their daughter's life has tortured them and probably for the rest of their lives so why should he not pay for the rest of his life even if it means opening the same case again and having a better job being done with it.
Zindy said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:35 AM
I hope there justice system there is stricter and more ruthless than ours!
Angelique said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:29 AM
I hear what David is saying but his guilty so I hope the UK takes it further and holds an inquest. I'm sure the deceased's family will push for it, I surely hope so. It will be quite interesting to see what he has to say.
Bianca R said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:27 AM
I did not think the UK would leave it at that, they have some form of justice. Unlike our country.
Clare said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:22 AM
I think this guy needs to his time, if he had people kill his wife, its the same as doing the kill.
david said:
on Thursday 19-Feb-15 08:18 AM
i don't think it's right.
it would be like being tried for the same thing twice.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
