South Africa - Anni Dewani, 28, shot to death, Gugulethu, 13 Nov 2010 #1

[zwiebel]

Karen Allen (@BBCKarenAllen) tweeted at 11:47am - 6 Oct 14:

#DewaniTrial ANCs women's league have come to court to raise concerns about violence against women (https://twitter.com/BBCKarenAllen/status/519061391932923904)

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:03pm - 6 Oct 14:

#Dewanitrial #citi Verster - Anni was shot at very close range, part of the firearm muzzle was touching or very close to skin - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519065337825095681)

 

[Estelle]

They often argued but had been excited about building their life together, according to a statement written by Mr Dewani which was read to the court.
Towards the end of April 2010 we started discussing a future together and our relationship became more serious...In preparation for our married life together Anni and I had been discussing living arrangements.

– SHRIEN DEWANI'S STATEMENT
The defendant says he and Anni chose Cape Town for their honeymoon because "neither of us had been and SA matched our initials".
Mr Dewani revealed that he is bisexual in the statement, read in court at the start of his trial: "I have had sexual interactions with males and females", he wrote.
"My sexual interactions with males were mostly physical experiences or emails chats with people I met online or in clubs; including prostitutes", the statement says.

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-10-06/murder-trial-of-shrien-dewani-begins-in-south-africa/

 

[zwiebel]

kevinjohnbrandt (@kevinjohnbrandt) tweeted at 12:00pm - 6 Oct 14:

Dr.Jeanette Verster, local expert witness for the state now testifying, describing Anni's wounds.#dewanitrial @ANN7tv (https://twitter.com/kevinjohnbrandt/status/519064695660367872)

 

[Estelle]

Rohit Kachroo
@RohitKachrooITV

Court being shown video of the vehicle which Anni Dewani was travelling in, taken shortly after she was killed. Blood on the pavement.

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:08pm - 6 Oct 14:

#Dewanitrial #citi Verster - "very close" can mean up to 25cm away - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519066689632485376)

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:08pm - 6 Oct 14:

#Dewanitrial #citi Verster - a distance shot is from about a meter away - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519066703045873664)

 

[Estelle]

David Smith
@SmithInAfrica

Verster on post-mortem: "The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck."

 

[Estelle]

Rohit Kachroo
@RohitKachrooITV

Pathologist giving evidence - describing what she found at the scene of the killing

 

[patCee]

Dr V - gunshot perforation to left hand, neck, cervical spinal cord - an irregular defect also spotted on Anni's thumb. http://ewn.co.za/Features/dewani-live-blog

 

[zwiebel]

What a BBC twitter fiasco. Andrew Harding, leaving court, guided followers to another BBC reporter who was also out of court!

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:20pm - 6 Oct 14:

#Dewanitrial #citi Verster going thru post-mortem in minute detail - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519069690438901760)

 

[patCee]

The_Citizen_Reporter @CitiReporter

Anni shot high in neck, spinal cord destroyed.

She would have been paralysed, bleeding to death. Poor family thinking of her alone with the men in that taxi.

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:21pm - 6 Oct 14:

“@TheCitizen_News: Shrien #DewaniTrial had hormone problems: ow.ly/CjNNZ pic.twitter.com/DehY1Z3l0a” #citi - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519069902842261505)

 

[Estelle]

Akane Furukawa ‏@AkaneFurukawa 5m5 minutes ago

Shrien Dewani describes a very turbulent relationship with Anni. #capetown #DewaniTrial but pleads not guilty.

 

[zwiebel]

Leigh-Anne Jansen (@LA_JANSEN) tweeted at 12:28pm - 6 Oct 14:

#DewaniTrial @eNCAnews Four fresh (blue) semi-circular contusions on her body. They showed no signs of changing colour. (https://twitter.com/LA_JANSEN/status/519071676743823361)

 

[zwiebel]

Leigh-Anne Jansen (@LA_JANSEN) tweeted at 12:31pm - 6 Oct 14:

#DewaniTrial @eNCAnews If one looks at the contusions, someone may have grabbed the deceased's leg. (https://twitter.com/LA_JANSEN/status/519072321509019648)

 

[zwiebel]

The_Citizen_Reporter (@CitiReporter) tweeted at 12:35pm - 6 Oct 14:

Hindocha family wearing pictures of Anni pinned to their jackets #Dewanitrial #citi - ^AW (https://twitter.com/CitiReporter/status/519073413059862528)

 

[zwiebel]

kevinjohnbrandt (@kevinjohnbrandt) tweeted at 12:36pm - 6 Oct 14:

No signs of sexual assault on victim #dewanitrial @ANN7tv (https://twitter.com/kevinjohnbrandt/status/519073736105164800)

 

[JudgeJudi]

I'd love to know why Andrew Harding and his sidekick Karen Allen both had to leave court. KA has been away for 50 minutes so far. Something dramatic?