South Africa - Anni Dewani, 28, shot to death, Gugulethu, 13 Nov 2010 #3

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Van Zyl reads the court records. During evidence-in-chief, Tongo says the discussion took place in Somerset West

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

Tongo: Even if our communication was via text message or telephonically, there was some communication. That's important.

VZ: Why didn't you tell the court that during evidence-in-chief?

Tongo: As I've said, there are a lot of things that we discussed. For me to say I said this in one call and that in another call.

 

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Leila Samodien ‏@Leila_Luck 57s57 seconds ago

Shrien Dewani is quite animated during court proceedings - he shakes & nods his head often + interesting facial expressions.

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 3m3 minutes ago

VZ: by the time you arrived at hijack spot, Qwabe knew money was in pouch behind front passenger seat?

Tongo: correct.

VZ: so there would be no need for you tell him where the money is, he knew?

Tongo: won't know what he was thinking at the time.



Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

VZ: You told the court that Qwabe and Mngeni each had a firearm.

Tongo: Correct

VZ: Would it surprise you that Qwabe says there was only one firearm, a pistol that Mngeni had.

Tongo: I'm just talking about what I witnessed.

VZ: Was Qwabe's evidence wrong?

Tongo repeats

Traverso: Then Qwabe's evidence must be wrong.

Tongo: Correct, My lady

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Tongo again recounts the hijacking

VZ: Mr. Dewani remembers it slightly differently. He recalls someone next to him on the back seat telling him to lie down. That would be Mngeni. Are you saying that he is wrong?

Tongo: At the back, it was me on the left, Dewani in the middle, on the left side was the lady, Qwabe was driving. Xolile was also in front.

VZ: So Mr. Dewani is wrong that the person next to him was the person with the gun.

Tongo: Those are lies.

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 3m3 minutes ago

VZ: by the time you arrived at hijack spot, Qwabe knew money was in pouch behind front passenger seat?

Tongo: correct.

VZ: so there would be no need for you tell him where the money is, he knew?

Tongo: won't know what he was thinking at the time.



Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

VZ: You told the court that Qwabe and Mngeni each had a firearm.

Tongo: Correct

VZ: Would it surprise you that Qwabe says there was only one firearm, a pistol that Mngeni had.

Tongo: I'm just talking about what I witnessed.

VZ: Was Qwabe's evidence wrong?

Tongo repeats

Traverso: Then Qwabe's evidence must be wrong.

Tongo: Correct, My lady

bbm: cool now lets put SD on the stand to tell us how many handguns were involved?

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt@ANN7tv 3m3 minutes ago

Judge Traverso: how did you get to the back of the car ?

Tongo: via gap between two front seats

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 4m4 minutes ago

Van Zyl reads Tongo's statement in which he said he was pushed to the passenger seat.

Tongo: Sir, I can see that's written but what I'm telling you now, is what happened and that's why I said. Some of the things are resurfacing. I admit that I signed this statement, but what I am saying here is what happened.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Traverso: Something is bothering me. You knew the child locks were on.

Tongo: Correct.

Traverso: Was that part of the agreement?

Tongo: I can't remember us discussing the child locks but I did it.

Traverso: Did you tell Mr. Dewani about it?

Tongo: I don't remember telling him

(Judge getting quite involved again but this is still dragging on, no end in sight)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

VZ: How did you get out of the vehicle?

Tongo: Behind the police barracks, is a stop. Xolile opened the door from the outside. Xolile opened his door, stretched his arm and opened my door.

VZ: Who closed it?

Tongo: I don't know

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 33s33 seconds ago

As Tongo explains how he was let out of the car, Shrien Dewani in the dock shakes his head and mutters "impossible"

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 33s33 seconds ago

As Tongo explains how he was let out of the car, Shrien Dewani in the dock shakes his head and mutters "impossible"

please .... SD .... we (especially me) want to hear your version ''under oath''

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

VZ: The handles to open the doors are clearly visible (photos). Are you saying that Mngeni opened the front door, leaned over and opened the rear door, without getting out of the car?

Tongo: Yes.

VZ: We'll have to test that.

Tongo: I'll be very happy.

 

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News24 ‏@News24 1m1 minute ago

And VZ once again refers to Tongo's statement: Driver (Qwabe) ordered me out - 'differs entirely from what you just told court'

 

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News24 ‏@News24 21s21 seconds ago

Tongo: Qwabe never pointed gun at me, they both instructing me to get out, that's what I did.

VZ: You said driver put firearm against my head. You saying he never pointed firearm at you?

Tongo: That's what I just said.

 

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I wonder if Xolile made any statement for this trial before he died. It's now just Tongo's word against Qwable re number of guns pretty much anything else. Qwabe on the stand implicated Xolile as the person with the only gun, and the one who shot Anni.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

In his statement, Tongo says the driver put a gun to his head, now, he says it was a mistake. "Qwabe never pointed me with a firearm." It was my mistake.


EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 2m2 minutes ago

VZ: your mistake or Col Brakhuizen's mistake?

Tongo: mine.


News24 ‏@News24 1m1 minute ago

VZ: Nowhere in this statement did you mention child locks engaged, why not tell police that?

Tongo: I revealed this to court

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 2m2 minutes ago

VZ presses him on the issue: why didn't you tell Col Barkhuizen about the child locks?

Tongo: that's one of the things I forgot and remembered as time went on.

VZ: this thing about Mngeni opening the door for you, why wasn't that in your statement?

Tongo: yes its not in statement.

Tongo:didn't know I would end up being in trouble for mentioning things I remember.

Judge: you're not in trouble.

Tongo:thank you, My Lady.

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 3m3 minutes ago

As Tongo, points out "another mistake"....Shrien Dewani smiles

 

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Ayesha ‏@CloraVannieKaap 23s23 seconds ago

Tongo says in court that he gave police his correct car registration number. In his statement, he says he gave the wrong number.


(what on earth is going on here? He's practically rewriting his statement, and Dewani is smiling, just seems so surreal to me.)