The South African man who shot Anni Dewani dead on her honeymoon in Cape Town has died in prison from brain cancer. Xolile Mngeni was  handed a life sentence in 2012 after being found guilty of hijacking a cab that Anni and her husband Shrien were riding in, before shooting her in the neck. In July this year it was reported that he was due to be freed from prison on compassionate grounds after 11 doctors signed a waiver saying he didn't have long to live, but the attempt failed. Scroll down for video Xolile Mngeni, the man who shot Anni Dewani dead in Cape Town while she was on her honeymoon with husband Shrien Dewani, has died of brain cancer
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Xolile Mngeni, the man who shot bride Anni Dewani dead, has died of cancer
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Mngeni was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for killing Anni in Cape Town
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He was diagnosed with tumour in 2011 and was in hospital again this year
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In July doctors said he did not have long to live and asked for early release
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However, judge turned bid down and Mngeni has now died behind bars
@placeholder had been suffering from pineoblastoma since 2011, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer which has a very low survival rate.