
A South African court has sentenced killers from Madadeni to life in prison for what it described as a brutal and senseless murder. According to The Citizen, the victim was kicked, beaten with sticks, gagged with a sock, and repeatedly struck with a stone before being thrown into a river. His body was never recovered. The sentences were handed down following the court's findings on the severity of the attack.
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