A convicted hitman allegedly hired to kill the wife of honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani said he was told to stage a hijacking-gone-wrong in which the British husband escaped unharmed.

Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani has been found fit to stand trial, in a move his wife’s sister hailed as “a huge step in the right direction”.

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani is due to be flown out of the UK tonight at the end of his long-fought battle against extradition.

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has lost a British High Court bid to block his extradition to South Africa until he is fit to stand trial.