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People are protesting outside a court in South Africa over the mauling to death by some 10 lions of a nine-year-old boy on a farm last month. | |
The BBC's Mpho Lakaje outside the court in North West Province says people are demanding justice as no-one has been charged in connection with his death. | The BBC's Mpho Lakaje outside the court in North West Province says people are demanding justice as no-one has been charged in connection with his death. |
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is taking court action to put pressure on local officials. | The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is taking court action to put pressure on local officials. |
Coastu wants to see the farm owner arrested and the lions put down. | |
Two years ago, a white farmer was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man whose remains were found in a lion enclosure. | Two years ago, a white farmer was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man whose remains were found in a lion enclosure. |
Farm visit | |
Our correspondent says trade unions, political parties and church groups are joining the demonstration. | |
They are demanding that the country's justice system moves to stop farmers from allowing animals in their charge, such as lions and dogs, from killing farm workers and their families. | They are demanding that the country's justice system moves to stop farmers from allowing animals in their charge, such as lions and dogs, from killing farm workers and their families. |
Tshepo Gearupi was killed on a visit to his aunt who lived on the farm, Cosatu spokesman Solly Phetoe told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | |
According to the boy's mother, as he was passing the kraal where the lions were kept, one of the cats jumped over the fence and dragged him into the enclosure, Mr Phetoe said. | |
"The funeral was only for the scalp. They couldn't find anything else. The rest was eaten by the lions," Mr Phetoe said. | |
"The 10 lions must be killed and the owner must be arrested and his licence must be withdrawn for the rest of his life," he said. |