Wife of doctor murdered in South Africa calls on Dewani link investigation

The wife of a doctor murdered in South Africa has asked a private investigator to explore any link between her husband's death and Shrien Dewani, the British bridegroom wanted over the murder of his wife.

Heather Raghavjee asked Christian Botha to examine both cases to see if there was any connection.

The move came after the South African police said they were investigating possible links between the death of Dr Pox Raghavjee in 2007 and that of Anni Dewani in November.

Mrs Dewani was on honeymoon with her new husband Shrien Dewani in Cape Town when their taxi was carjacked and she was shot dead.

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Slain Father Had Hired Private Investigator

Durban man Johan Lotter, fearing for his life and those of his wife and children, had hired private investigators after receiving death threats in the week leading up to his murder.

Lotter, 53, and his wife, Magdelena, 52, were slain at their Thames Drive, Westville, home at the weekend.

Their children, Hardus and Nicolette, appeared alongside Mathew Naidoo, Nicolette's boyfriend, on two charges of murder in the Pinetown magistrate's court on Wednesday.

Lotter had been strangled, and his wife died of stab wounds.

Private investigator Brad Nathanson said Lotter had approached him last week after receiving several SMSs and a letter threatening his life.

Oprah School Probe Under Wraps

Talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey jetted into South Africa on Friday to meet investigators probing a case of "misconduct" at her exclusive girls' school south of Johannesburg.

It came after the school this week announced that it had launched an investigation into a single "serious claim" of misconduct against a dormitory parent who was, as a result, removed from the premises.