A South African man accused of killing Indian-origin honeymooning bride Anni Dewani in that country has been jailed for 25 years
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Mziwamadoda Qwabe pleaded guilty to murder, kidnapping, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm, the Telegraph reported Wednesday.
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However, South Africa is still awaiting extradition of her British husband Shrien Dewani, accused of masterminding the November 2010 murder, set up to look like a botched carjacking.
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Dewani, 28, was shot dead and her body found in an abandoned taxi in Cape Town's impoverished Gugulethu township.
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Another accused hitman, Xolile Mngeni, has a malignant brain tumour that has so far prevented him from standing trial, the daily said.
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Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, both charged in murder of Anni Dewani, stand trial. Photo: AFP
Britain's High Court has temporarily halted Shrien Dewani's extradition, citing mental health grounds. Dewani claimed that he was forced out of the car during the hijacking.u00a0
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According to Eric Ntabazalila, a South African prosecutor, Qwabe's plea bargain contains new information on where he was dropped off by the accused after the alleged hijacking.
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Shrien Dewani, 32, accused of arranging the contract killing of his wife, is under medical treatment after being sectioned and deemed a suicide risk, the Telegraph added.u00a0
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His barrister, Clare Montgomery QC, said last Tuesday that he needed "a period of calm".
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She told Westminster Magistrates' Court in London July 31 that keeping Dewani under medical treatment in Britain for 12 months would increase the speed of his recovery.
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