Vinod Hindocha , 65 , was standing in a lift with his arm extending out of the cage when a chain slipped , dropping him to the ground floor . The father of Anni Dewani , the bride murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa , is recovering in hospital after having his right arm torn off while fixing a lift . Engineer Vinod Hindocha , 65 , was carrying out repairs on March 3 in Sweden when a chain slipped , sending the lift cage he was standing in hurtling to the ground floor . However his arm was extended outside the cage at the time , meaning it was ripped off just below the shoulder . Mr Hindocha recalls seeing the limb suspended one storey above him after he fell . According to The Mirror he was then taken to hospital in Gothenburg , in the country 's south , where surgeons spent 13 hours reattaching the limb . Mr Hindocha 's family said he has recovered movement in his elbow , and some warmth in his fingers , but it will be 18 months before doctors will know the full extent of the damage . The accident comes after Anni 's husband , Shrien Dewani , was dramatically acquitted of ordering her killing when his trial in Cape Town collapsed late last year . Mr Hindocha 's brother Ashok , 54 , said : 'He ’ s such a good person , he ’ s been through so much . Bad things happen to good people sometimes . 'He has movement in his elbow , which surgeons say is the most important thing , and his finger tips are getting warmer . 'He may not get 100 per cent movement below the elbow , but they have all sorts of techniques to help with his hand movement . ' Mr Hindocha 's wife Nilam , 64 , who is in remission from stomach cancer , was with him in Sweden at the time of the accident and had gone shopping when he was hurt . The horrific accident comes after a harrowing court case attended by Mr Hindocha in which details of his daughter 's murder were recounted in detail . Scroll down for video . Mr Hindocha ( centre ) told family members he saw his severed limb one storey above him after falling . Surgeons reattached the limb , but it will be 18 months before they know whether he will get movement back . The tragedy came after Mr Hindocha saw Shrien Dewani , the husband of his murdered daughter Anni , acquitted of ordering her killing ( pictured , Shrien and Anni together before they wed ) Anni was killed on November 13 2010 while driving in a cab with her new husband through the impoverished township of Gugulethu , Cape Town . The cab was hijacked by two gunmen who threw Shrien out before driving away . The vehicle was discovered the next day with Anni 's body in the back seat . She had been shot in the neck . Shortly afterwards taxi driver Zola Tongo , 35 , was arrested . He confessed to his part in the death , naming Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe as the men who carried out the fatal attack . However he also claimed that Shrien had ordered him to carry out a hit on his new bride , claiming he wanted out of the marriage . Shrien was acquitted of ordering his new wife 's killing after his trial in Cape Town collapsed , with the judge saying prosecutors ' evidence was contradictory ( pictured , Shrien during the trial ) After years of delays and legal wrangling during which Shrien claimed to be suffering from depression , he was finally extradited to South Africa to stand trial last year . During the short case the judge heard that Shrien had been bisexual and had visited gay porn websites and chat rooms exploring his homosexual fantasies . The trial also heard testimony from several key witnesses , though one of the men serving time in jail for killing Anni , Xolile Mngeni , died of a brain tumour before he could give evidence . Eventually the judge threw the case out , telling prosecutors their argument was riddled with contradictions . Anni 's family said they had been failed by the justice system and condemned the acquittal .
Vinod Hindocha , 65 , fixing lift in Sweden when tragedy struck last week . Standing inside lift cage when chain slipped , dropping him to ground floor . But arm was extended out of the cage , meaning it was torn off at shoulder . Mr Hindocha recalls seeing the limb suspended one storey above him . Surgeons say it will be 18 months before full extent of damage is known .