The couple, who had been married just two weeks, were kidnapped at gunpoint near Cape Town The family of a British man whose wife was killed in a carjacking incident on their honeymoon in South Africa say they are shocked by the incident.
Shrien and Anni Dewani, who had been married for two weeks, were kidnapped at gunpoint near Cape Town on Saturday.
Mr Dewani was later released unharmed. His wife’s body was found the next day.
At the couple’s home in Westbury-on-Trym in Bristol, members of his family said they were shocked and still “trying to take it all in”.
Western Cape police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said the couple’s taxi had been hijacked by two armed men at 2300 local time.
“The driver was forced out of the vehicle then the two armed suspects took off with the vehicle with the couple inside,” he said.
Mr Dewani, 31, was dropped off at midnight in Harare, an area of the township of Khayelitsha.
Mrs Dewani’s body was found in the taxi in the township of Khayelitsha Officers found Mrs Dewani, 28, dead inside the car in a nearby area.
Police refused to comment on the cause of death but said a post-mortem examination would take place in the coming days.
Albert Fritz, the Western Cape’s Minister for Community Safety, appealed for people to come forward with information.
He said: “This could have happened to any of our loved ones and it is important that communities become involved in doing the right thing.”
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of the situation and are providing consular assistance to a British national who is involved, and their family.”
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