VINOD Hindocha boarded a plane for Switzerland from South Africa on Monday, his final thoughts still centred on why his daughter, Anni Dewani, was killed almost four years ago. “Shrien promised when he took his marriage vows to take care of my daughter and two weeks later she was killed. He must now answer,” he said in an interview. The 64-year-old electrical engineer added: “My family and I know that when the trial starts in October, it is going to be difficult listening to the manner in which my child was taken, but this is what we have to go through in order to get the answers we need. We are hoping God will grant us strength.” Hindocha said he was expecting Dewani to speak the truth when the trial begins in the Western Cape High Court on October 6. Shrien, who is accused of masterminding the murder of his bride Anni on November 13, 2010, in Gugulethu, Cape Town, has been found mentally fit to stand trial. “He needs to tell us why my daughter was murdered and if he had anything to do with it. There are so many whys and we need answers.” While for many Cape Town is an |enjoyable holiday destination, for Hindocha it is a painful reminder. “Every time we land in South Africa it is a painful reminder of Anni’s death, but I think it is the overwhelming support from South Africans that has helped eased our pain.” Hindocha said his entire family – his wife Nilam, daughter Amy, son Anish and brother, Ashok, will be in South Africa from about October 3 . “We will be visiting the township where Anni was killed, before going to court.” He was unable to say if a prayer would be conducted. “We haven’t made that decision as yet.” Hindocha said both he and his wife would be staying in a rented apartment for three months and the state would not be contributing towards costs. “We have incurred the cost of everything from flights to accommodation. “Nilam and I will be in South Africa for as long as it takes. We were given an indication that the trial could be finalised in mid-December.” Earlier this week, attorney William da Grass, who represented Zola Tonga, the taxi driver who is serving an 18-year sentence for his role in the murder, said he had received a fax last week informing him that Dewani’s attorney had withdrawn a subpoena for telephone records. Dewani’s attorney had legally attempted to obtain Tonga’s cellphone and landline records for the period November 14 to 30, 2010. A month after Anni’s murder, Tonga entered into plea bargain and sentence agreement. A pre-trial meeting will take place on September 9 for the Dewani trial, which is expected to be finalised on December 12.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:44:38 +0000
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