Pretoria - The husband of murdered UK tourist Anni Dewani was implicated as the mastermind behind her killing in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
The revelation emerged during the trial of Zola Tongo, the driver to the vehicle Anni and her husband Shrien were travelling in when they were allegedly hijacked.
According to reports, director of public prosecutions in the Western Cape, Rodney de Kock, read out Tongo's plea bargain statement, which claimed that Anni's death was planned by Shrien.
Tongo also claimed that Shrien gave him R15 000 as payment for Anni's murder. The money was apparently to be shared by Tongo and the two other accused in the case. Tongo allegedly received a further R1 000 after Anni was killed.
He claimed that the couple was never hijacked or forced out of the vehicle, saying the hijacking claims were merely a cover up for the murder.
According to the plea bargain agreement, Tongo was sentenced to an effective 18 years imprisonment for his role in the murder.
Anni's father was apparently in the court when the allegations against his son-in-law were made.
