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

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

Riley: Did they manage to get hold of you?

Tongo: They ultimately got hold of me. Riley: What was the reason?

Tongo: They said they had a tour for me. I wasn't aware they were journalists.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 58s58 seconds ago

Riley: What did they want from you? Tongo: they wanted to know what happened. Riley: Were you offered money

Tongo: Yes. Riley: How much? Tongo: I didn't bother with the amount

 

[zwiebel]

Lyndon Khan ‏@LyndonKhan 56 secs57 seconds ago

Tongo says friend took him to Vangate Mall to do sim swap. #sabcnews #DewaniTrial

ETA: Any US WSers, you'll see cell phones called mobiles in this case. If you're ever in Germany, they're 'Handys'. Just a handy future reference....

 

[zwiebel]

EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial Tongo testifies he was offered money by local journalist to tell story about what happened during hijacking. CS

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

Riley: Did you speak to any? Tongo: There was a journalist who pretended to be a wolf. He said he had a tour for me.

Tongo: He wanted to discuss prices. Only to find out he was working for a newspaper. I remember his name. Mike.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 23s23 seconds ago

Tongo: He said he was freelancing for a British newspaper. He spoke to me. I said he must disappear.

 

[zwiebel]

Er...wolf? Has theere been a mistranslation here?

Ruth Maclean ‏@ruthmaclean 1 min1 minute ago

"There was a journalist who pretended to be a wolf," Tongo says. "His name was Mike. He was working for a newspaper in Britain" #DewaniTrial

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 23s23 seconds ago

Tongo: He came again. In a different car. He called me. Said he was begging me. The other one was in a white vehicle.

Tongo: He tried taking pictures. I got agitated and called a police officer in Gugulethu.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 49s49 seconds ago

Tongo: I told him people are bothering me.

 

[newone]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 23s23 seconds ago

Tongo: He said he was freelancing for a British newspaper. He spoke to me. I said he must disappear.

He must disappear -- must be a polite way of saying "Get Lost"

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 48s48 seconds ago

Tongo: I called the policeman and spoke to Mr. Dewani. I suspected that they were all together or in 1 vehicle (huh?!)

 

[newone]

Er...wolf? Has theere been a mistranslation here?

Ruth Maclean ‏@ruthmaclean 1 min1 minute ago

"There was a journalist who pretended to be a wolf," Tongo says. "His name was Mike. He was working for a newspaper in Britain" #DewaniTrial

suddenly warren zevon pops into mind......werewolf of London?

 

[zwiebel]

Someone's tweeted the German male escort in this case was paid £18k ($29,000) by a British tabloid. No idea if that's correct though.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 43s43 seconds ago

The gentleman said I should hold on because Mr. Dewani wanted to talk to me. I spoke to him SMH

 

[zwiebel]

Ntuthuzelo Nene ‏@daniel_nene1 1 min1 minute ago

Tongo says he told Mike to leave him alone. Mike persisted, Tongo called a policeman from Gugulethu to report Mike #DewaniTrial

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Tongo: He asked whether I'm fine. I said no, I'm not fine but I'm still alive.

Tongo: He said he will call me to pay the outstanding money. Then he dropped the phone (This was in the police vehicle?!)

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Tongo: He made the payment.

Tongo: The gentleman (Dewani) phoned me. He said I should come to collect the outstanding money.

Tongo: We were going to meet at the @VandAWaterfront . I can't remember what time but it was 2 hours after the call.

 

[zwiebel]

So hang on. This guy's so desperate for cash he takes a tiny amount to arrange the killing of a woman, but tells media with pockets full of cash to go away?

 

[PrimeSuspect]

So hang on. This guy's so desperate for cash he takes a tiny amount to arrange the killing of a woman, but tells media with pockets full of cash to go away?

Ikr? Very strange.

 

[zwiebel]

Lyndon Khan ‏@LyndonKhan 2 mins2 minutes ago

Tongo says Dewani told him to meet at V&A Waterfront to receive money. Time arranged, about two hours after call. #sabcnews #DewaniTrial