Shrien Dewani walks FREE as judge throws out murder case over ‘hopeless’ chief witness but Anni’s weeping sister says ‘the justice system has failed us’
Shrien Dewani was today dramatically cleared of any part in the honeymoon murder of his new bride Anni after a judge threw out the case against him.
As the sensational verdict was handed down, Mrs Dewani’s family fled the Cape Town court within seconds, clearly in distress, while her sister Ami Denborg said: ‘The justice system has failed us’.
Her voice cracking with emotion, Mrs Denborg summed up the devastation felt by her family, adding: ‘We came here for the truth, seeking answers but are left with so many unanswered questions, its a very sad day.’
Her uncle Ashok also spoke of the family’s dismay, saying they had been denied the full story and would suffer ‘sleepless nights for the rest of our lives’.
He told MailOnline: ‘The decision to end the trial without the defendant offering a defence, means we, and the good people of South Africa, the UK and various parts of the world who have followed the case, will always live without ever knowing the complete events that led up to Anni’s death.’
Judge Jeanette Traverso said the prosecution had ‘fallen far below’ the level needed to secure a conviction and attacked the state’s chief witness for giving testimony of such ‘poor quality’ she did not know where the ‘lies end and truth begins’.
Dewani showed little reaction in the dock as the verdict was delivered, bringing to an end his four-year ordeal in which he was accused of orchestrating a plot to murder his wife on their honeymoon in Cape Town.
He is now expected to fly home tomorrow night, a source told MailOnline, and there is said to be a private plane on standby.