"South African Man Charged with 76 Murders in Shock Arson Confession"
TL;DR
Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose has been charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder, as well as arson, after confessing to starting a deadly fire at a Johannesburg apartment building last August. He claimed he set the fire while trying to hide the body of a man he had killed in the building's basement. Mdlalose made a written confession and faces a possible life sentence in prison.
- South African charged with 76 murders after shock arson confession The Guardian
- A man is charged with 76 counts of murder in a deadly South African building fire last year ABC News
- Man arrested for deadly Johannesburg fire | WION WION
- Suspect Says Drug-Fueled Killing Started Fire That Killed 76 The Wall Street Journal
- South African Man Confesses To Starting Fire That Killed 76 While Trying To Get Rid Of 'Another Body' NDTV
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