Prison is Better than a Coffin, South African Ruling Party Says

The African National Congress in Mpumalanga has welcomed a verdict made at the Middelburg Magistrate's Court where Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen, charged with the alleged kidnapping and assault of Victor Mlotshwa, who was filmed being forced into a coffin, were denied bail.

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  • South Africa:   Coffin Assault Duo Back in Court

    News24Wire, 8 December 2016

    The two men who forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin and threatened to pour petrol on him will find out on Thursday whether they will be granted bail by the Middelburg Magistrate's… Read more »

Left: Screenshot from the video showing Victor Mlotshwa being forced into a coffin. Right: Judge's gavel (file photo).

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