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| Two men arrested after South African worker is 'pelted to death with oranges' |
| 2014-08-22 |
| [THEGUARDIAN] Two men in rural South Africa are suspected of killing a farmworker by throwing oranges at him. Citing witness accounts, police lieutenant-colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the suspects had allegedly argued with the man, then collected oranges and begun hurling them at him. "They started pelting the dear departed with all those loose oranges, killing him on the spot," Ngoepe said. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... he cautioned that an investigation was still under way and aspects of a case he described as complicated still had to be verified. The man was declared dead at the scene and had "no visible injury", suggesting he might have suffered blunt trauma, according to Ngoepe. He did not comment on the cause of the argument that led to the assault. Police and prosecutors are awaiting the results of a postmortem examination. The suspects were detained on Tuesday and later released pending formal charges, which could include murder. The assault happened near Tzaneen, a town in Limpopo province in northern South Africa. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Maybe they could go play for the Astros. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-08-22 20:27 |
| #7 He was obviously a Florida fan. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-08-22 18:22 |
| #6 I hope you don't think I am dissolute To say that I'm nuts about titty-fruit. In sol or in sombra, For ripe fruta bomba I never accept any substitute! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-08-22 13:39 |
| #5 Forgive my fructiferous bias: The best stuff for stoning pariahs Is not itty-bitty -- I feel too much pity! I bombard the bums with papayas. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-08-22 13:31 |
| #4 The suspects were detained on Tuesday and later released pending formal charges, which could include murder. Apparently, they had some juice with the cops. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-08-22 11:30 |
| #3 "Stoner." In its original definition. I suspect "oranger" is a bit awkward to use. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-22 08:50 |
| #2 OK, I'm confused. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-22 07:07 |
| #1 Interesting, the posting order, as I read the very next article. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-22 02:51 |