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I’M KNOWN AS THE COFFIN GUY

‘They haven’t bothered to apologise to me’

IT WAS a repulsive act of cruelty and humiliation that shocked people around the world.

“Do you want to die fast or slow?” the two burly farmers taunted as they forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin.

They threatened to douse him in petrol and burn him alive. And they also beat the terrified man before they forced him into the coffin and said they’d throw snakes into the casket with him.

The farmers filmed the incident which was circulated on the internet and made global headlines – and helped put them behind bars.

It’s been four years since his

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