In some ways, it might have been better for him if the trial had been heard

People will now not hear how weak the case against him was and will assume he was guilty but "got away with it".

As if you could arrange a murder with the first taxi driver you met at Cape Town airport! Plus, the guy convicted of pulling the trigger (who has subsequently died) and wasn't eligible for a reduced sentence as a result, contradicted the testimony of the other murderers and ratified dewani's version.

There are no winners here. What a terrible set of circumstances for all concerned.

There should be some focus on how South Africa made a scapegoat of this guy in order to protect their tourist industry. I doubt there would have been such an effort made had this happened in Jo'burg as opposed to the so called "safe" Cape Town (which is actually South Africa's murder capital).

Posted By: SimonOTBC, Dec 8, 11:26:58