Thaindian News

London, April 12 (IANS) Indian-origin businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting the murder of his newly-married wife during their honeymoon, has been arrested for violent outbursts at the psychiatric clinic where he had been kept.

Dewani, 31, was Monday removed from The Priory clinic by police and was taken to a secure hospital instead, after he created a “disturbance”, The Sun reported.

Police, however, did not say if Dewani attacked anyone or was himself attacked. But the incident is being considered as a breach of bail.

Dewani is accused of hiring hitmen to shoot dead his new bride Anni, 21, during their honeymoon in Cape Town in November last year. He is fighting a procedure to extradite him for trial.

The accused was sent to a psychiatric clinic in Bristol after he took an overdose of pills while on bail.

His arrest and removal from the clinic was due to a “violent adverse reaction” to anti-depressants, a source said, adding: “Over the weekend he was loud and noisy. There were a number of violent outbursts. Doctors decided he’d be better catered for elsewhere.”

“There was no fight or argument but one female resident got in a heated discussion with him and taunted him, saying, ‘You should go back to South Africa’,” another source said.

After his arrest he was taken to the Cygnet Hospital in Kewstoke, Somerset, described as “a tranquil and therapeutic environment to provide care and treatment for those individuals with complex mental illness”.

Dewani’s extradition hearing is due next month.