Shrien Dewani could be cleared of murder charges over 'accidental gun shot' claim

Brit-Indian businessman Shrien Dewani, who has been accused of plotting to kill his wife Anni during their honeymoon, could be cleared of the charges, as experts have reportedly claimed that the wife was shot accidentally.

South African police claim that Dewani hired hitmen to murder his new wife in 2010.

However, ballistics experts at the Forensic Firearms Consultancy in London have now reviewed case documents and a source said that the evidence would appear to support the theory that Anni was shot during a struggle, the Mirror reports.

It was found that the bullet that killed Anni hit her left hand, went into her chest and through her body causing fatal neck injuries.

A former acting High Court judge in South Africa, Paul Hoffman, said that the prosecution case relies on Dewani's alleged accomplice, taxi driver Zola Tongo, who had every reason to put the majority of the blame on Dewani.

According to the report, a new CCTV footage from the night of the murder and the days leading up to it shows the newlyweds tenderly kissing and cuddling, while the police claimed that the couple argued on their honeymoon.

Tongo along with other alleged accomplices, gunmen Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe have all been jailed for their roles in Anni's murder, the report added.