State prosecutor Adrian Mopp says were it not for the killing of Anni Dewani, the organisation of the entire plot by the hitmen would be "comical".

A convicted killer of honeymooner Anni Dewani, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, has asked her family for forgiveness in the Western Cape High Court.

Mziwamadoda Qwabe has been sentenced by the Western Cape High Court to 25 years imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering honeymooner Anni Dewani.

The Independent Complaints Directorate has dismissed Anni Dewani murder accused’s claims that he was assaulted or tortured while in police custody.

Xolile Mngeni, awaiting trial for the alleged murder of Anni Dewani, was still receiving treatment in prison for a malignant brain tumour.