'Bisexual' Dewani denies murdering wife, admits to hiring male prostitutes

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani's first trial in the Western Cape High Court saw some shocking revelations and details related to the death of his Swedish-born wife, Anni.

According to News 24, proceedings officially started shortly after 10:00, but Dewani himself had arrived about two hours earlier. Dewani's defence lawyer Francois van Zyl proceeded to read out Dewani's lengthy plea explanation to the court.

Dewani, in his statement, evidently attempted to pre-empt the State's case against him that accused the Indian-origin businessman of being a gay man who was looking for a way to end the marriage.

In the statement, Dewani admitted that he was bisexual and that he has had sexual relations with men and women, as well as paying male prostitutes, the report said.

He also admitted that he had undergone testosterone replacement therapy for his hormone problems, which would have prevented him from fathering any children.

Dewani gave a detailed account of how he first met Anni and described their courtship, wedding and honeymoon plans.

The report further added that Dewani admitted they had argued and she had wanted to call off the wedding, but insisted they had resolved their differences - perhaps challenging the State's case against him once again.