Police arrest 29-year-old after he tells tower block fire inquiry he was trying to dispose of body of man he had strangled
Police in South Africa have arrested a man who claimed responsibility for starting a fire that killed 76 people last year, after he said he ignited the blaze while trying to dispose of the body of a man he had killed.
The man’s apparent confession came as a shock when he was testifying at an inquiry into the cause of the fire. In a surprise development, he said he had strangled a man in the basement of the rundown apartment complex before setting his body on fire, according to South African media reports of the testimony.
