Five South African men charged with suspected cannibalism
Five South African men charged over suspected cannibalism appeared briefly in court on Monday (Aug 28) as scores of angry protesters gathered outside, police said.
The men from the rural town of Escourt, in KwaZulu-Natal province, were arrested over a week ago after one handed himself in to a police station, telling officers he was "tired of eating human flesh".
His confession led to the arrest of his four co-accused.
Spanish man jailed for 15 years for killing, eating mum
Albert SG (left) – dubbed the “cannibal of Ventas” – was arrested in 2019 (right) after killing his mother during a row. PHOTOS: TWITTER, SPANISH POLICE
A Spanish court on Tuesday (June 15) sentenced a man to 15 years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then eating her.
The court ruled Albert SG - dubbed the "cannibal of Ventas" after the district where the crime took place - was sane at the time of the events and will therefore serve his sentence in prison.
It jailed him for 15 years for homicide and five months for desecration of a corpse after he chopped up his mother's body and ate "her cadaver over at least 15 days", feeding some to his dog.
