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ON TRIAL: Xolile Mngeni, who is appearing in court in connection with the murder of Anni Dewani , is helped out of the dock by a policeman. Photo: Gallo Images

The state witness, 26, who cannot be identified, said a television image he saw some time after November 14 2010 showed the same people he had seen on a digital camera in his friend Xolile Mngeni's possession.

"It's the same I saw on television as time went on. It was alleged [on television] ... that a tourist had been shot dead."

Anni Dewani was killed in Gugulethu on November 13 2010 in an apparent hijacking while on honeymoon with her husband Shrien.

Mngeni is on trial and has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

He testified on Monday that he saw Mngeni around noon on November 14 2010 with a silver digital camera.

The witness asked to see the camera, turned it on and saw a photo of a smartly dressed couple, the man was in a suit and the woman wore what looked like a wedding dress.

Yesterday, the defence cross-examined the witness on his testimony.

Qalisile Dayimani asked him how he came to speak to the police about the murder.

The witness said he had heard that Mngeni was on television but did not know why, and asked a friend.

"He then told me something about Indians being robbed or Indian culture ... To cut the story short, I am the person who phoned police and told them I know something."

Mngeni's friend spoke to a member of the flying squad who referred him to a lieutenant-colonel in the Hawks unit.

He told the officer that he saw Mngeni and two other men in a silver Volkswagen with Shrien outside a house in Sidima Crescent, Khayelitsha, on the day Anni was killed. - Sapa

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Tue May 21 06:09:55 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 5, 2012

Mrazane

When is Dewani coming here to face the music?
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Sep 5, 2012

Cool-K

@Mrazane.... I still ask myself the same question....can't wait until Sept 18..
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Sep 5, 2012

Mahlol'adibona

Here Bheki "Chest-out-Stomach-in" Cele messed up big time by allowing this hooligan to go back home when the crime was still fresh.
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