A South African court will on Friday sentence two white farmers, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson who have been convicted of assault, attempted murder, kidnapping and intimidation.
The two white farmers were convicted after forcing a black man into a coffin.
Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen in August last year beat up a black South African man, Victor Mlotshwa, 27 and forced him to get into a coffin.
The two white farmers where charged in November last year for assault and kidnapping after a 20-second video that showed their action went viral on social media.
In that video, Victor Mlotshwa was threatened to enter the coffin or risk being burnt. He told journalists at the court last year that “They were accusing me of trespassing.They beat me up and forced me into the coffin”.
The incident caused outrage all over South Africa highlighting the struggle by the rainbow nation to overcome racism.
The Judge Sheila Mphahlele will now read out her sentence on Friday after the two farmers appeared in court on Monday where final arguments were made by lawyers.
Source: Africafeeds.com
