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| South African man jailed for Terreblanche murder | South African man jailed for Terreblanche murder |
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| A court in South Africa has sentenced a black farm worker to life in prison for the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche. | A court in South Africa has sentenced a black farm worker to life in prison for the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche. |
| The judge ruled that Chris Mahlangu killed Terreblanche, 71, with an axe following a pay dispute in April 2010. | The judge ruled that Chris Mahlangu killed Terreblanche, 71, with an axe following a pay dispute in April 2010. |
| He rejected Mahlangu's argument that he carried out the murder in self-defence after Terreblanche had raped him. | He rejected Mahlangu's argument that he carried out the murder in self-defence after Terreblanche had raped him. |
| The killing highlighted South Africa's fragile race relations, more than 15 years after white minority rule ended. | |
| Outside court, about 20 white protesters carried a plaque of a black man with a rope around his neck saying "Hang Mahlangu," the AFP news agency reports. | Outside court, about 20 white protesters carried a plaque of a black man with a rope around his neck saying "Hang Mahlangu," the AFP news agency reports. |
| Judge John Horn said the murder was not racially motivated. | Judge John Horn said the murder was not racially motivated. |
| A second man, who was a minor at the time of the attack, was given a two-year suspended for house-breaking. | A second man, who was a minor at the time of the attack, was given a two-year suspended for house-breaking. |
| Prosecutors said Mahlangu and his co-accused broke into Terreblanche's home in the north-western town Ventersdorp and hacked him to death with an axe. | Prosecutors said Mahlangu and his co-accused broke into Terreblanche's home in the north-western town Ventersdorp and hacked him to death with an axe. |
| Terreblanche was found with his underpants pulled down and a post-mortem report revealed he had suffered 28 injuries. | Terreblanche was found with his underpants pulled down and a post-mortem report revealed he had suffered 28 injuries. |
| His Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) organisation waged a violent campaign to resist the end of apartheid and the establishment of democratic rule in 1994. | His Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) organisation waged a violent campaign to resist the end of apartheid and the establishment of democratic rule in 1994. |
| Terreblanche spent three years in jail after the 2001 attempted murder of a farm worker. | Terreblanche spent three years in jail after the 2001 attempted murder of a farm worker. |
| Racial tensions resurfaced in South Africa after his death. | Racial tensions resurfaced in South Africa after his death. |
| His supporters vowed to avenge his death while some black people declared Mahlangu a hero. | His supporters vowed to avenge his death while some black people declared Mahlangu a hero. |