CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African farmer and one of his employees were found guilty of murder Thursday for attacking a farm worker with machetes and throwing him into a lion enclosure, bringing to climax a case that rattled a country long accustomed to violence and crime.
The two men had both said they were innocent and tried to blame each other for the January 2004 killing.
The victim, Nelson Chisale, 41, was attacked when he returned to Scott-Crossley's farm to collect some belongings after his dismissal.
He was beaten with machetes, tied up and then driven in Scott-Crossley's truck to a reserve for white lions in a nearby village, where he was thrown over the fence.
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The two men had both said they were innocent and tried to blame each other for the January 2004 killing.
The victim, Nelson Chisale, 41, was attacked when he returned to Scott-Crossley's farm to collect some belongings after his dismissal.
He was beaten with machetes, tied up and then driven in Scott-Crossley's truck to a reserve for white lions in a nearby village, where he was thrown over the fence.
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