Anonymous, 1998. Sentence in rhino poaching case. SA Game and Hunt 4 (1): 23, 37
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
Sentence - idem, 1998i [4778]. Mr Nsingisi Thomas Zulu (38) of Ulundi was sentenced in the Empangeni Regional Court on 13 Oct 1997 to 10 years imprisonment without the option of a fine for the unlawful killing of 4 white rhino in the Umfolozi section of the Huluhluwe-Umfolozi Park on 23 Dec 1994. Mr Zulu was arrested in Nov 1996 following an intensive investigation into the poaching incident in which 1 of 4 poachers was shot dead by Natal Parks Board field rangers during an exchange of fire at the scene. One member of thepoaching party later turned state witness and another died in an unrelated incident.
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