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7 December 2010
Last updated at 06:28 ET
The husband of a woman murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa plotted his wife's death, one of the men charged with her killing has told prosecutors.
Anni Dewani, 28, was shot dead after being kidnapped while in a taxi with her husband Shrien last month.
A Cape Town court heard taxi driver Zola Tongo had alleged he was offered 15,000 rand (£1,345) by Mr Dewani, from Bristol, to kill his wife.
Mr Tongo, 31, was on trial for murder after agreeing a plea bargain.
Mr Dewani, 31, from Westbury-on-Trym in Bristol, has previously denied any involvement.
Mr Tongo was charged along with Xolile Mnguni, 23, and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, 25.
Reuters news agency reported that state prosecutor Rodney de Kock read the plea bargain agreement to the court and said: "The deceased was murdered at the insistence of her husband."
Mrs Dewani, from Sweden, was kidnapped while the taxi was travelling through Gugulethu township on 13 November.
Her body was found inside the abandoned taxi the following day. Her wristwatch, a white-gold and diamond bracelet, her handbag and her mobile phone were stolen.
Mr Dewani was released unharmed. The couple had been married for two weeks.
Mr Mnguni and Mr Qwabe will appear before Wynberg Regional Court on 25 February before a full trial at Western Cape High Court at a later date.
Publicist Max Clifford, who has been acting on behalf of Mr Dewani, described Mr Tongo's claim as the lastest in a string of false allegations.
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Anni Dewani, 28, was shot dead after being kidnapped while in a taxi with her husband Shrien last month.
A Cape Town court heard taxi driver Zola Tongo had alleged he was offered 15,000 rand (£1,345) by Mr Dewani, from Bristol, to kill his wife.
Mr Tongo, 31, was on trial for murder after agreeing a plea bargain.
Mr Dewani, 31, from Westbury-on-Trym in Bristol, has previously denied any involvement.
Mr Tongo was charged along with Xolile Mnguni, 23, and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, 25.
Reuters news agency reported that state prosecutor Rodney de Kock read the plea bargain agreement to the court and said: "The deceased was murdered at the insistence of her husband."
Mrs Dewani, from Sweden, was kidnapped while the taxi was travelling through Gugulethu township on 13 November.
Her body was found inside the abandoned taxi the following day. Her wristwatch, a white-gold and diamond bracelet, her handbag and her mobile phone were stolen.
Mr Dewani was released unharmed. The couple had been married for two weeks.
Mr Mnguni and Mr Qwabe will appear before Wynberg Regional Court on 25 February before a full trial at Western Cape High Court at a later date.
Publicist Max Clifford, who has been acting on behalf of Mr Dewani, described Mr Tongo's claim as the lastest in a string of false allegations.
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