A British newlywed accused of paying to have his bride killed on their honeymoon in South Africa has been arrested at the request of the South African authorities, police said today.
Shrien Dewani, whose wife Anni was murdered last month as they visited a South African township, was held last night on suspicion of conspiring to murder his wife, the Metropolitan Police said.
The 30-year-old businessman from Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, was accused of ordering her death by taxi driver Zola Tongo as he was sentenced for his part in the killing in a South African court yesterday.
The Dewani family described the allegation as “ludicrous”.
PA
