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SA cannibals 'tired of eating human flesh' sentenced to life in prison

Lungisani Magubane (left) and Nino Mbatha (right) face life in prison for the 2017 killing of 24-year-old Zanele Hlatshwayo. [Reuters]

Two South African men accused of cannibalism were given life sentences for murder on Wednesday, with the judge saying they were guilty of "the most heinous crime", local media reported.

Sitting at the Pietermaritzburg High Court, judge Peter Olsen sentenced Nino Mbatha, 33, and Lungisani Magubane, 32, to life in prison for the killing of Zanele Hlatshwayo last year, the Witness newspaper said.

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