Sneha is saying that Anni was happy and sincere when they married, which goes against the claim that Anni said they were acting for the cameras.
Its diffiicult from reading the tweets but my intepretation of what she was saying was about her whole feelings about the marriage per se, not the wedding itself. I can imagine she was trying to believe she was happy and genuine and that she had done the right thing so was sincere in that way, but on the actual day was 'acting' her happiness. Maybe they had rowed again.
One of the bits that got me from today's session was the suggestion by Shrien's lawyer that family members may have instructed lawyers to write letters without his consent.
I think a poster suggested at the start of the trial that family members who weren't on trial were going to be thrown under the bus. Seems s/he was right!
So the question regarding trying for a baby is being thrown about. Sneha says Anni would have told her if she was trying for a baby, Judge is presented with a Drs report saying that there was record of them trying for a baby. Sneha denies this and says Anni remained on the pill.....
One of the bits that got me from today's session was the suggestion by Shrien's lawyer that family members may have instructed lawyers to write letters without his consent.
I think a poster suggested at the start of the trial that family members who weren't on trial were going to be thrown under the bus. Seems s/he was right!
So the question regarding trying for a baby is being thrown about. Sneha says Anni would have told her if she was trying for a baby, Judge is presented with a Drs report saying that there was record of them trying for a baby. Sneha denies this and says Anni remained on the pill.....
I was a abit confused by that, I thought they got married in India, spent about 3 days at that wedding, a few days after they went to SA. Is that right? If so, how on earth had she already visited doctors to talk about starting a family.
So the question regarding trying for a baby is being thrown about. Sneha says Anni would have told her if she was trying for a baby, Judge is presented with a Drs report saying that there was record of them trying for a baby. Sneha denies this and says Anni remained on the pill.....
I think this could be crucial for the defence. They have to show the court that Sneha and Anni weren't as close as Sneha makes out.
As for the doctor's report, I wonder which doctor it was i.e. Swedish or British and how the information was obtained.
So the question regarding trying for a baby is being thrown about. Sneha says Anni would have told her if she was trying for a baby, Judge is presented with a Drs report saying that there was record of them trying for a baby. Sneha denies this and says Anni remained on the pill.....
Who was the Dr? Surely Anni's doctor would know if she was still on the pill. Also, as they had just got married would they be trying for a baby so soon? Especially if Anni was as unhappy as suggested.
You can follow the case on twitter. I am following LA.JANSEN.
They are at tea at the moment.
Anni's cousin has just been sworn in.
Nick Parkes (Sun reporter) has given evidence this morning.
He interviewed SD after he had engaged Max Clifford. The most significant fact to come out of his evidence was that despite an in depth interview, there was no mention of the helicopter trip.
BIB - Yes, and now Sneha has also testified that, in the meeting when Dewani explained to the Hindocha family what happened, he never mentioned the surprise helicopter trip or the money supposedly given to Tongo to arrange it.
BIB - Yes, and now Sneha has also testified that, in the meeting when Dewani explained to the Hindocha family what happened, he never mentioned the surprise helicopter trip or the money supposedly given to Tongo to arrange it.
The reason put forward by Dewani's barrister is that Dewani didn't mention the helicopter money because he knew that they had been attacked because of the money. Shame and guilt prevented him from mentioning it.
He had an answer for everything.
How reasonable that answer is depends on where you're coming from I suppose.
Doesn't explain why he didn't mention the money to the police, or journalists before Tongo was arrested because before that point Dewani would still have had no suspicions about the driver and therefore no reason to believe they were targeted because of the helicopter money.
The reason put forward by Dewani's barrister is that Dewani didn't mention the helicopter money because he knew that they had been attacked because of the money. Shame and guilt prevented him from mentioning it.
He had an answer for everything.
How reasonable that answer is depends on where you're coming from I suppose.
Doesn't explain why he didn't mention the money to the police, or journalists before Tongo was arrested because before that point Dewani would still have had no suspicions about the driver and therefore no reason to believe they were targeted because of the helicopter money.
Yes, and I don't think Dewani started using the helicopter story until at least two years after the killing.
His part WAS less. Yes, he was the person who connected Tongo to Qwabe, but he shared phone numbers. He wasn't at the scene of the crime, unlike all four of the others.
Of course it's morally wrong, but legally it's unlikely that he could safely be convicted of murder. He could claim that the calls were about anything at all.
This way he has no reason to lie.
There is nothing in the public domain about a connection between the cases except for the obvious, the Dewanis.
To contextualise two of the conspirators coming from the same place:
So it's rare to find a black Capetonian without a connection to the Eastern Cape.
Thanks for this info agentb.
I am still not content with the idea that it was Dewani who asked Tongo to murder his wife.
Considering he wasn't in the car when she was shot, how could he possibly know that? He was either there when she was shot and knew that or he wasn't and is just guessing.
Or Anni was screaming before he was seemingly ejected through the window, or perhaps Tongo told him.
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Its diffiicult from reading the tweets but my intepretation of what she was saying was about her whole feelings about the marriage per se, not the wedding itself. I can imagine she was trying to believe she was happy and genuine and that she had done the right thing so was sincere in that way, but on the actual day was 'acting' her happiness. Maybe they had rowed again.
I think a poster suggested at the start of the trial that family members who weren't on trial were going to be thrown under the bus. Seems s/he was right!
I missed that, what bit was that?
I was a abit confused by that, I thought they got married in India, spent about 3 days at that wedding, a few days after they went to SA. Is that right? If so, how on earth had she already visited doctors to talk about starting a family.
I think this could be crucial for the defence. They have to show the court that Sneha and Anni weren't as close as Sneha makes out.
As for the doctor's report, I wonder which doctor it was i.e. Swedish or British and how the information was obtained.
Who was the Dr? Surely Anni's doctor would know if she was still on the pill. Also, as they had just got married would they be trying for a baby so soon? Especially if Anni was as unhappy as suggested.
I was following it on the Mirror website:
Accused letter
Van Zyl: "He did not tell them about the money he had with him and that was the reason they were attacked.
"And that is why he didn't mention that fact to you.
"The letter from the solicitors. The accused will tell the court that the letter was not written on his instruction."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/shrien-dewani-trial-recap-updates-4467134
BIB - Yes, and now Sneha has also testified that, in the meeting when Dewani explained to the Hindocha family what happened, he never mentioned the surprise helicopter trip or the money supposedly given to Tongo to arrange it.
The reason put forward by Dewani's barrister is that Dewani didn't mention the helicopter money because he knew that they had been attacked because of the money. Shame and guilt prevented him from mentioning it.
He had an answer for everything.
How reasonable that answer is depends on where you're coming from I suppose.
Doesn't explain why he didn't mention the money to the police, or journalists before Tongo was arrested because before that point Dewani would still have had no suspicions about the driver and therefore no reason to believe they were targeted because of the helicopter money.
Yes, and I don't think Dewani started using the helicopter story until at least two years after the killing.
Well his lawyer keeps saying "the accused will testify that ......." so I presume he will take the stand.
I will try this tomorrow.
Quite Freudian there as in it took a long time for SD to shred real tears.
I think the EWN live blog has been quite good.
http://ewn.co.za/Features/dewani-live-blog
Ha ha, thanks.
Now corrected.
PS: just noticed your "shred"
Cheers for that.
Not sure what the Freudian interpretation of that would be.
Thanks for this info agentb.
I am still not content with the idea that it was Dewani who asked Tongo to murder his wife.
Or Anni was screaming before he was seemingly ejected through the window, or perhaps Tongo told him.