Police officers sentence to 15 years in prison For Dragging Mozambican Driver To Death [ PHOTOS]

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A South African court on Wednesday, November 11,
sentenced eight former police officers to 15 year each
for killing a Mozambican taxi driver. 27-year-old
Mido Macia was killed in February 2013 when the
officers aged between 25 and 56, dragged him
handcuffed to the back of a police van and further
assaulted him in a holding cell.

 Macia died from head
injuries and internal bleeding caused by being dragged
through the streets of Johannesburg in full view of
witnesses. The video was caught by onlookers and
broadcast around the world.

Judge Bert Bam said the accused showed no remorse
for their crime and did not deserve a more lenient
verdict,such as a suspended sentence.

“The continuous conduct of the accused concerning
the injuries on the deceased was barbaric and totally
inexplicable” Bam said.

“What made their conduct more reprehensible was
their cowardly attack in a cell on a defenceless and
already seriously man” he added.

A lawyer for the former officer said they would appeal
against the murder conviction.

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