A man is charged with 76 counts of murder in a deadly South African building fire last year
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FILE Medics stand by the covered bodies of victims of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. A man has made a shocking claim that he started the building fire in South Africa that killed 76 people last year when he set alight the body of a person he had strangled in the basement of the rundown apartment complex. South African media reported that the mans surprise claim came when he was testifying Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 at an ongoing inquiry into the disaster. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)File - Medics outside the building in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 where a deadly fire claimed 76 lives. A suspect appeared in court Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 after he claimed responsibility for starting the building fire, which killed 76 people, while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)Trevor Shaku, spokesperson for the South African Federation of Trade Unions, (SAFTU), addresses the media outside the Johannesburg Magistrates Court, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 ahead of the appearance of a suspect arrested in connection with a deadly 2023 building fire that claimed the lives of 76 people. The suspect was arrested hours after he claimed responsibility for starting the building fire, while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed).
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FILE Medics stand by the covered bodies of victims of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. A man has made a shocking claim that he started the building fire in South Africa that killed 76 people last year when he set alight the body of a person he had strangled in the basement of the rundown apartment complex. South African media reported that the mans surprise claim came when he was testifying Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 at an ongoing inquiry into the disaster. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)