A man accused of orchestrating the honeymoon murder of his wife was overcome by hopelessness and despair during his time in mental health hospitals, a court has heard.
Shrien Dewani is alleged to have arranged the death of his 28-year-old wife Anni, who was shot as the couple travelled in a taxi on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010.
The 33-year-old is wanted for trial in South Africa, but his extradition has been delayed due to his ongoing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
At an extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court, psychiatrist Dr Alan Cumming described Dewani's time being treated at clinics in Bristol where he "cried all day" as he sank into despair.
He also said that in one incident he reacted to a room search by pulling down his trousers and saying: "If you treat me like a dog I'll bark like one."
Dewani pictured with his late wife But he also pointed to signs that his condition is now improving.
In a report after visiting him in hospital in March this year, Dr Cumming said he had "no qualms about the quality of care".
Dewani tried to take an overdose in 2011 but since then he has not spoken directly about self-harm or suicide, the court heard.
He has been allowed to use his laptop to access the internet, and to walk home - accompanied by a member of staff - every day for visits.
Dewani was also given permission to buy a camper van, which he set up in the grounds of the hospital and would spend large periods of time in.
Xolile Mngeni (L) and Mziwamadoda Qwaba During a four-hour interview which took place in 2012, Dr Cumming said Dewani became tearful when talking about his late wife and the topic was "emotionally charged".
The court also heard that South African authorities would make "an exception" for Dewani by allowing him mainstream mental health treatment instead of sending him to a forensic unit.
Members of both Dewani and his wife's families were at court again for the second day of a five-day extradition hearing. Dewani himself has been excused from attending.
Newlywed Mrs Dewani was shot when a taxi in which the couple were travelling was hijacked in the Gugulethu township.
Shrien Dewani and driver Zola Tongo were ejected from the car before Mrs Dewani was driven away and killed.
She was found dead in the back of the abandoned vehicle with a bullet wound to her neck.
Last year South African Xolile Mngeni was convicted of premeditated murder for shooting Mrs Dewani.
Prosecutors claimed he was a hitman hired by Shrien Dewani to kill his new wife, something that Dewani has consistently denied.
Tongo was jailed for 18 years after he admitted his part in the crime, and another accomplice, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, also pleaded guilty to charges over the murder and was handed a 25-year prison sentence.
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