JOIN USThe 28-year-old engineering graduate of Ugandan-Indian descent from Sweden, was killed in Cape Town on November 13 when two men hijacked the car she and her Indian-origin British husband, Shrien, were travelling in.
The driver was later charged with murder, leading to suspicions that the attack may have been planned, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Sources involved in the case suggested the woman could have been sexually assaulted too, a claim repeatedly denied by South African police until now.
On Sunday, it emerged that police now believe she may have been shot accidentally as her abductors argued over whether or not to rape her.
It is believed one of the two gunmen who kidnapped her may have accidentally pulled the trigger during a physical scuffle as the pair argued, the report said.
Police sources have told the newspaper that a preliminary autopsy report indicated Anni had suffered horrific injuries pointing to sexual assault.
“It was noted that her clothing had been removed and that she showed signs of serious trauma,” a source said. “There were obvious signs of a struggle and of violence before her death,” sources added.