Ann Dewani 28, was on her Honeymoon in Cape-town.
A South African man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Swedish woman Anni Dewani on her honeymoon.
Xolile Mngeni, 25, was convicted by a court in Cape Town of firing the shot that killed the 28-year-old woman in 2010. Judge Robert Henney called the shooter "a merciless and evil person" who deserved the maximum punishment for his crime.
"He had no regard to her right to freedom, dignity, and totally disregarded and showed no respect to her right to life by brutally killing her with utter disdain," Judge Henney said. Mngeni, who had surgery to remove a brain tumour while facing trial, maintained his innocence.
Two of the men accused of being his accomplices are already serving lengthy prison sentences after entering into plea bargains. Zola Tongo and Mziwamadoda Qwabe both implicated Mngeni and said they had been hired by the Mrs Dewani's British husband, Shrien, to kill his wife.
A motive has never been clearly explained for why Mr Dewani, a businessman from Bristol, would want his new bride killed. He denies he hired anyone to kill his new wife but is wanted in South Africa.
He is currently being treated in a secure mental health hospital in Britain for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
A British court has halted Mr Dewani's extradition, citing his mental health. Mrs Dewani was shot when a taxi the couple were travelling in was hijacked in Gugulethu township on the outskirts of Cape Town. Prosecutors said Mngeni, Qwabe and Tongo were paid 15,000 rand (£1,066) for the killing.
Mngeni's left palm print was found on the car in which Mrs Dewani's body was recovered, the court heard during his trial. Her watch, bracelet and mobile phone were also discovered in Mngeni's friend's shack.
Skynews.
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