Husband of shot South Africa honeymooner Anni Dewani tells of guilt at not being able to save her
Shrien and Anni Dewani had been searching for a restaurant recommended by Jamie Oliver and were in a dangerous area after their taxi driver lost his bearings.
Shrien, 30, said he pleaded with the kidnappers not to To be split him from Anni, 28, but they put a gun to his head and pushed him out of the moving vehicle.
It is thought Anni was then shot at least three times and a postmortem will confirm fears she was also sexually assaulted.
Speaking for the first time about the attack in a Cape Town slum, Shrien said: "I have an enormous amount of guilt but having gone through events over and over again in my mind, it is difficult to see how we could have done things differently.
Two gunmen stopped the taxi and forced the driver out before JOY J speeding off with the terrified newlyweds in the back. Shrien was thrown out an hour later but Anni's body was found in the car the next morning.
The millionaire businessman helped South African detectives in a reconstruction of the events that led to the death of his wife, who grew up in Sweden.
The couple were in the Guguletu township heading to Mzoli's restaurant at 11pm on Saturday when the armed carjackers struck at traffic lights.
Western Cape community safety minister Albert Fritz said: "To be in a township that at that time of night is very dangerous. It's something I would never do."
He added: "Officers have identified suspects. They are following major leads, the case is progressing quickly."
There were also questions last night about why the cabbie was taking them to a restaurant which closed at 7pm. Anika Govender, from Cape Town taxi company Citi Hopper, said: "You don't want to be in Guguletu after dark."
The couple, from Bristol, were married in India two weeks ago and had a lavish Hindu ceremony in Britain.
Shrien's cousin Sachin Dewani, 33, said: "Everyone is in shock."
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The couple were in the Guguletu township heading to Mzoli's restaurant at 11pm on Saturday when the armed carjackers struck at traffic lights.
Western Cape community safety minister Albert Fritz said: "To be in a township that at that time of night is very dangerous. It's something I would never do."
He added: "Officers have identified suspects. They are following major leads, the case is progressing quickly."
There were also questions last night about why the cabbie was taking them to a restaurant which closed at 7pm. Anika Govender, from Cape Town taxi company Citi Hopper, said: "You don't want to be in Guguletu after dark."
The couple, from Bristol, were married in India two weeks ago and had a lavish Hindu ceremony in Britain.
Shrien's cousin Sachin Dewani, 33, said: "Everyone is in shock."
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/11/16/husband-of-shot-south-africa-honeymooner-anni-dewani-tells-of-guilt-at-not-being-able-to-save-her-115875-22720259/#ixzz19EXSqxQp
