A UK court has ruled that Shrien Dewani should be extradited to SA to face trial for his wife's murder. [UPDATED]
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London - A London court has ruled that Shrien Dewani should be extradited to South Africa to face trial over the murder of his wife.
The ruling was handed down at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday following a mental health assessment.
Dewani, 33, is wanted in South Africa over the murder of his wife Anni, who was shot dead when their car was apparently hijacked outside Cape Town in 2010.
South African Xolile Mngeni, was jailed for life for the murder in December. Two other local men jailed over the killing allege that Dewani ordered the hit.
The businessman denies any involvement in the killing of his wife.
Lawyers for Dewani, who has suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder since his wife's murder, had argued that his mental health could suffer setbacks if he was sent back to South Africa now.
They argued that the extradition decision should be delayed by six months.
But on Wednesday Judge Howard Riddle told the court, which was packed with Anni's relatives, that Dewani was well enough to be extradited.
"It is not in question that Shrien Dewani will be returned to South Africa," Riddle said.
"The treating clinicians continue to state that Mr Dewani will recover. It may be a long time before Mr Dewani is fit to plead, but he may be closer to that point."
He added that Dewani, who is being treated at a psychiatric hospital, could receive further treatment in South Africa and be found fit for trial later.
South Africa has previously offered reassurances that if Dewani was found to be mentally ill he would be admitted to a psychiatric hospital here. - Sapa-AFP, IOL