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Special Report Transcript Episode 22, Section 2, Time 01:59The story of the Upington 26 is one of murder committed in the frenzy of political upheaval. But it is also a lesson in the horror of the death penalty. Although the accused in the Upington 26 murder trial was saved from the gallows, the death row experienced left deep scars on the entire community. It was here that a local policeman Lucas Jacob Sethwala was killed and set alight. Earlier on this day a crowd gathered outside the house of his mother Beatrice Sethwala. Notes: Pabalelo; Scene of killing References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims GlossaryA member of the Municipal Police who was killed by a crowd in Paballelo,Upington, Cape, on 13 November 1985. After police dispersed a meeting, angry residents stoned his home. He fired shots at the crowd and tried to run away but was caught and beaten with his gun before being set alight. ... |