Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani to be extradited

A man accused of arranging his wife's killing on their honeymoon is expected to be extradited to South Africa later.

It follows a three year legal battle by Shrien Dewani against returning to the country where his wife Anni, 28, was shot in November 2010.

Mr Dewani, from Bristol, denies murder and lost his latest appeal against extradition in March.

The couple were held at gunpoint while being driven in a taxi through Gugulethu township near Cape Town.

Mr Dewani was thrown from the car. The body of Mrs Dewani was found the next day in the abandoned taxi with a single gunshot wound to the neck.

Three men have already been convicted in connection with Mrs Dewani's death. Prosecutors in South Africa allege Mr Dewani ordered the killing of his Swedish national wife.

Mr Dewani's legal team still have the option of applying to the European Court of Human Rights, but so far no application has been received.

The businessman, from Bristol, is expected to arrive in Cape Town on Tuesday..

Once on South African soil he is likely to appear before the Western Cape High Court where his legal team could apply for bail.

If that is refused, he will be taken to the high-care wing of Valkenberg, a psychiatric facility, the BBC's Karen Schoonbee in Cape Town understands.

Ashok Hindocha, Anni Dewani's uncle, told ITV's Daybreak that the family would attend the court hearing.

"We want to know what happened to Anni. That is it," he said.

The extradition has made front page headlines in South Africa

Anish Hindocha, her brother, added: "We are just focusing on this case at the moment and it is hard to even start making the grieving process final yet because there are so many questions we need answers to.

"We hope we get it and now today he is getting extradited and that is one step closer towards what we are seeking for her - that is justice for her."

Mr Dewani is being compulsorily detained in the UK under the Mental Health Act after being diagnosed as suffering from severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

South African Xolile Mngeni was convicted of premeditated murder for shooting Mrs Dewani and jailed for life.

Prosecutors claimed he was hired to carry out the killing.

The couple's taxi driver, Zola Tongo, was jailed for 18 years after he admitted his part in the killing and another accomplice, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, also pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Mr Dewani could be held in Valkenberg psychiatric hospital, the BBC understands