Two farm workers involved in the so-called “Coffin case” will on Monday appeal their conviction and sentence in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson were sentenced to 11 and 14 year prison terms by the High Court sitting in Middelburg in Mpumalanga last October.
The men had forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin accusing him of trespassing and stealing copper cables on a farm.
A video of the crime went viral a few months after the incident.
The two got themselves into trouble after filming themselves forcing Victor Mlotshwa into the coffin.
The case which attracted international attention was widely viewed as racially motivated and Judge Segopotje Mphahlele described the crimes as appalling, disgusting and dehumanising.
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