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

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Men have confessed many things to prostitutes :dunno:

and bartenders
and cab drivers

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 5m5 minutes ago

Botha: That's the proverbial cherry on top. If he wanted to get out of the relationship, there it was.

Botha: We, therefore, respectfully submit that the evidence is wholly irrelevant and should be excluded.

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 4m4 minutes ago

Botha also dismisses Mopp's assertion yesterday that Dewani's family would disown him if he broke off the engagement .

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Mopp replies

Mopp: None of those considerations (of the defence) apply in this matter

Mopp: My learned friend indicates that the contact between Mr. Dewani and Leisser is irrelevant.

 

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News24 ‏@News24 5m5 minutes ago

Mopp: We haven't heard Leisser's evidence, how can defence make assumption that it's irrelevant?

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 5m5 minutes ago

Traverso: The contact is common cause. You want to prove motive.

Mopp: My Lady, the two are linked

Mopp: My learned friend makes an example of Mr. Dewani seeing a (female) prostitute. Again, it's a different scenario.

Traverso: It's on record that Mr. Dewani felt conflicted. Why do we need Mr. Leisser to repeat this.

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 4m4 minutes ago

Botha also dismisses Mopp's assertion yesterday that Dewani's family would disown him if he broke off the engagement .

It's time for Mopp to talk about Hindu culture.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Mopp: The court argued and dismissed that evidence because that happened in 2009. Now, this happened months later.

 

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It's time for Mopp to talk about Hindu culture.

I agree.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 5m5 minutes ago

Traverso: ok

Traverso leaves to consider arguments


News24 ‏@News24 4m4 minutes ago

Traverso: What you want to introduce is common cause. Court adjourns as she considers arguments.


Cape Times ‏@CapeTimesSA 4m4 minutes ago

Judge Traverso taking a few minutes to decide whether to admit the evidence of German escort Leopold Leisser.

 

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Roy McKenzie ‏@RoyMcK 3m3 minutes ago Cape Town

Mopp's voice gets higher and faster as he tries desperately to make a point in court, making him hard to hear.

 

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I can't understand what's this all in aid of, I hope it's just about relevance and not some reason to protect Dewani's reputation. :/

 

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He's on trial for murder.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Traverso returns

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Traverso: I've considered the arguments. I will not allow it. I will gives reasons in my judgment.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Leisser called to the stand, anyway. He will be led on other evidence.

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 4m4 minutes ago

Judge rules the evidence as inadmissible. This relates to a disclosure Dewani made to him.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

Traverso: I've considered the arguments. I will not allow it. I will gives reasons in my judgment.

coward

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

In contact with Mr. Dewani in June 2010. Text messages.

Leisser: The nature was to arrange meetings. They did not happen.

Again, in August 2010. The meeting didn't happen. (oh, lawd, this will go nowhere, bring Tongo back )

 

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News24 ‏@News24 4m4 minutes ago

Court resumes, Leopold Leisser back in the dock, but judge won't allow evidence State tried to introduce about disclosure


Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Leisser: Messages said he will be away to travel for about four to five weeks

Leisser: There was contact while he was traveling

Leisser: I was a bit surprised that he was online (mid to end Oct). I asked him shouldn't you be arranging a wedding?