Remember murder-accused Shrien Dewani? He’s back, with boyfriend

No South African could forget the murder of Anni Dewani. She was killed while honeymooning in South Africa in 2010. Suspicion immediately fell on her new husband, Shrien Dewani.

It was a honeymoon which quickly turned into a nightmare when the newlyweds arrived in Cape Town after holidaying at the Kruger National Park.

Newlywed ends up dead

While sightseeing in Gugulethu, in Cape Town, two armed men hijacked the vehicle the newlyweds were in. The driver was thrown from the vehicle, and Shrien Dewani soon followed him.

The next day, Anni Dewani was found dead in the boot of the car – a single gunshot wound to her head.

It could’ve just been a random act of violent crime, so often experienced in South Africa. But once the investigation got underway, the story became a lot more twisted.

According to the taxi driver, and one of the men involved in the hijacking – it was all a setup, a ruse made to look like a random criminal act, when in fact Shrien Dewani had arranged for his wife to be killed.

Shrien Dewani implicated in her murder

After a convoluted legal battle which moved from South Africa to the United Kingdom and ended in 2014, Shrien Dewani was eventually acquitted of orchestrating the murder of his wife.

Still, innocent in court does not relate to innocence in the eyes of the public. Many people believe that Shrien Dewani was in some way involved in his wife’s murder and that he managed to flout justice.

Newfound love

It’s eight years later, and Dewani is back in the spotlight – this time for his new romantic interest.

It would appear the former murder-accused millionaire has found love again, after being spotted in public with his new boyfriend, Gledison Lopez Martins.

Infamously, Dewani, 38, only came out as bisexual on the first day of his murder trial in 2010.

According to the Daily Mail, Anni’s Uncle, Ashok was still embittered about the situation regarding his niece’s marriage and murder, saying:

“Shrien still hasn’t made time to sit down and talk with us. My brother Vinod (Anni’s father) deserves to hear from his son-in-law and about how he’s been able to move on. We have not moved on or had a word from him. We accept he did not murder Anni, but he lied to us and had a very secret gay life. He owes us an apology for his lies.”