South Africa - Anni Dewani, 28, shot to death, Gugulethu, 13 Nov 2010 #2

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Mopp: When Mr. Dewani was presented with the option (on gaydar) to select bisexual, he didn't. He identified as gay

 

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News24 ‏@News24 4m4 minutes ago

Traverso: Are you saying if a person is bisexual it excludes gayness? Bisexual person has relationships with male and female.


Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Traverso: Ok, Mr. Mopp, carry on. Mopp: As it pleases the court. (YES!)

Mopp cites further case law

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Mopp: We make the final submission that the state's relationship with Leisser & disclosure cannot be ruled inadmissable

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 3m3 minutes ago

Mopp: the accused's sexuality and infidelity are both factors related to motive. (now you're talking)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Pieter Botha: A finding that evidence is logically relevant, does not end the enquiry

Botha: The law must draw the line between relevant evidence and those deemed remote

Botha, too, cites case law

 

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News24 ‏@News24 3m3 minutes ago

Dewani's defence advocate Botha asks if evidence "sufficiently relevant" to be admitted.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: My learned friend, states that the evidence of LL will not relate to activities of a sexual nature

Botha: But he goes on to talk about a relationship. There cannot be talk of a relationship. They met on 3 occasions

Botha: The accused has admitted that he is bisexual, and that he has same-sex encounters

 

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News24 ‏@News24 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: Accused admitted he's bisexual. Gaydar profile in which he said he's gay created long before

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Traverso: I describe myself as a beautiful 24-year-old, that doesn't help me (chuckles)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: It is clear from the evidence thus far. The accused and deceased announced engagement in May 2010...

Botha: A month after the accused's last contact with LL. The deceased broke off the engagement. SHE broke it off.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: It's clear that both the accused and deceased were conflicted

Botha: The evidence is wholly irrelevant.

 

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News24 ‏@News24 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: Accused admitted he's bisexual. Gaydar profile in which he said he's gay created long before

bbm: he may regret saying that LOL -- it's not like it can be ''cured'' :blushing:

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Botha: Evidence of an ongoing affair might be relevant. (imo Judge should decide after hearing evidence.)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Traverso: But if I should accept Mr. Mopp's testimony, it doesn't go that far.


News24 ‏@News24 4m4 minutes ago

Botha: Leisser's evidence not an issue, wholly irrelevant to fact of whether Dewani arranged wife's murder 7 months later.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Botha: With all due respect, My Lady, so what?

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Botha: Let's make an example. If Mr. Dewani, at his bachelor party, had a sexual encounter with a female prostitute..

Botha: Would that point to motive? So what?

 

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Men have confessed many things to prostitutes :dunno:

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 5m5 minutes ago

Botha: Any further evidence about this (sexuality) is irrelevant

Botha: Any contact with Mr. Leisser cannot prove a motive. It's an irrelevant fact.

Botha: Neither the accused nor the deceased were forced into the marriage.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Traverso: But the relationship was terminated

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 4m4 minutes ago

Botha: neither the accused or the deceased were forced into this relationship. Judge: in any event it ended in Dec.