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Four men were arrested, appeared in court, and were released as a result of an alleged race attack in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, which resulted in one death last week.
Police spokesman Brigadier Leonard Hlathi told News24 on Friday that a man in his 30s had been beaten on Sunday, July 8, and died at the Next day
Hlathi said the group was arrested on Wednesday. They appeared in court on Thursday and the case was withdrawn.
"We are still waiting for instructions from the prosecution team, we ask the community calm on this issue and we ask the media to give us space to investigate the matter" , he said.
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In the CCTV footage obtained by the Middelburg Observer, the victim and a friend appear to be attacked by a group of men on Cowen Ntuli Road.
The badailants are repeatedly seen kicking and hitting the victim, who was thrown onto the sidewalk.
Security vehicles and police arrive at the scene later.
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Friend of the victim was quoted by TimesLive saying that the group of men blocked the road, and when they were asked to move, they attacked them. The group also called men the k-word.
The regional ANC was scheduled to march in the area on Monday during the incident.
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