The extradition hearing of the closeted gay UK millionaire businessman who is accused of Murder Postpone

Shrien Dewani

The extradition hearing of the allegedly closeted gay UK millionaire businessman accused of paying for his bride to be killed on their South African honeymoon has been postponed.

At a hearing in London the court has heard from a psychiatrist that Shrien Dewani, 31, is suffering from “acute stress disorder” and “oppressive adjustment disorder.” He is living under curfew at his family’s Bristol home with family members saying he is looking physically ill and has lost weight. He is understood to be on suicide watch.

Dewani is wanted in South Africa to face charges of murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravated circumstances and obstructing the course of justice. Court commentators are speculating that his ill-health is being highlighted as part of a strategy to ensure he gets bail if he is extradited to face the charges.

Meanwhile, the Sun newspaper says its investigations have revealed that the two men allegedly hired by Dewani to kill his wife, whom he is said to have married under intense pressure from his family, were not the hardened hitmen he believed but in fact a couple of bungling amateurs whose indiscretions before and after the shooting have helped build a case against Dewani.

The extradition hearing is set down to reconvene on February 8th.


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