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SA farmer 'fed worker to lions'
A South African farmer and three other men are due in court, accused of feeding an ex-worker to the lions.
The four were arrested on Monday after police found a human skull and pieces of a leg in a lion enclosure.
Witnesses told police that Nelson Shisane, 38, was assaulted, tied up and driven to a lion breeding project, where he was thrown over the fence.
Mr Shisane, who had been sacked last year, had apparently returned to the farm, to collect his belongings.
He was reported missing by his family on 8 February.
Last year, a report by South Africa's Human Rights Commission condemned the culture of violence on the country's farms.
The human remains were found at Mokwalo White Lion Project, 15km from the farm.
"The farmer and three workers then allegedly watched as a lion mauled him, before it dragged him into the bush," said police Superintendent Ronel Otto.
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A South African farmer and three other men are due in court, accused of feeding an ex-worker to the lions.
The four were arrested on Monday after police found a human skull and pieces of a leg in a lion enclosure.
Witnesses told police that Nelson Shisane, 38, was assaulted, tied up and driven to a lion breeding project, where he was thrown over the fence.
Mr Shisane, who had been sacked last year, had apparently returned to the farm, to collect his belongings.
He was reported missing by his family on 8 February.
Last year, a report by South Africa's Human Rights Commission condemned the culture of violence on the country's farms.
The human remains were found at Mokwalo White Lion Project, 15km from the farm.
"The farmer and three workers then allegedly watched as a lion mauled him, before it dragged him into the bush," said police Superintendent Ronel Otto.
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