"South African Man Charged with 76 Counts of Murder in Deadly Building Fire Confession"
TL;DR
A man in South Africa has been charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder for allegedly causing a deadly fire at an apartment building in Johannesburg last year, one of the country's worst disasters. The suspect, Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose, claimed during an inquiry that he started the fire while trying to hide the body of a man he had killed in the building's basement on the instructions of a Tanzanian drug dealer. The fire, which killed 76 people and left dozens injured, occurred in a building that had been abandoned by authorities and was being run by illegal landlords.
- A man is charged with 76 counts of murder in a deadly South African building fire last year ABC News
- A Shocking Confession Upends the Case of a Fatal Fire in South Africa The New York Times
- South African charged with 76 murders after shock arson confession The Guardian
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- South African Man Confesses To Starting Fire That Killed 76 While Trying To Get Rid Of 'Another Body' NDTV
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