Man sentenced to 25 years for honeymoon murder

One of two men accused of being hired by a British newlywed to kill his bride on their honeymoon in Cape Town has been jailed for 25 years after admitting murder.

Victim Anni Dewani’s family reacted by saying they were “happy” but would not know the truth of “what really happened” until Shrien Dewani travels to South Africa to face trial. He has previously pledged to fight to clear his name.

Mrs Dewani, 28, was shot dead and her body found in an abandoned taxi in Cape Town’s Gugulethu township in Nov 2010.