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Police in the south western Nigerian state of Osun say they have embarked on a constant patrol after mobs lynched at least 12 people since last weekend. All the killings occurred after the victims were accused of making people's genital organs disappear. The Osun state police commissioner Ganiu Dawodu, who dismissed claims of organ disappearance, told the BBC that the mob killings started two weeks ago and has swept though six main towns in the state including the university town of Ife and the state capital of Osogbo. ''We are terribly worried about the mass hysteria leading to such mob...

A judge in Zimbabwe has sentenced a leading youth athlete to four years in prison for competing in female events, after being found to be a man. Samukeliso Sithole, 18, won seven gold medals in women's competitions in 2004. The athlete had claimed to be a hermaphrodite - with both male and female sex organs - but in court, admitted to being a man. Six witnesses - including two doctors - said at last week's hearing, the athlete was a man. "I am very sorry," Sithole told the court in the central town of Kwekwe. Pregnancy fears The athlete was...

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NY Man Who Fell Down a Hill Inside a Portable Toilet Wins Day in Court A man who fell down a hill in a portable toilet may have a cause of action against the contractor that leased it, a state court has ruled. Looking to either buy or sell dirt, plaintiff Joseph A. Fascenelli stopped by a construction site in Katonah where defendant Eric Asher Co., Inc., was constructing three homes, according to Fascenelli v. Eric Asher Co., Inc., 1503/02. Mr. Fascenelli spoke with a laborer then asked to use the portable toilet. After entering, he felt the toilet tip...

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prize-winning track athlete who competed in women's events was actually a man, a court in Zimbabwe (search) has been told. Samukaliso Sithole (search), who competed in domestic and regional competitions, faced charges of crimen injuria, or psychological offense, in the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, the state-run Herald newspaper reported Wednesday.

HARARE, Zimbabwe - A prize winning track athlete who competed in women's events was actually a man, a court in Zimbabwe has been told. Samukaliso Sithole, who competed in domestic and regional competitions, faced charges of crimen injuria, or psychological offense, in the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, the state-run Herald newspaper reported Wednesday. Prosecutors alleged Sithole offended the dignity and sexuality of a woman who befriended him, confided in him and felt comfortable being naked around him, all the while believing him to a woman, the newspaper said. Sithole was identified as a man to the complainant by an acquaintance,...

IN one of the biggest scandals to rock Zimbabwean sport, a male athlete, Samukeliso Sithole, masqueraded as a female and represented the country in international events raking in millions of dollars. The discovery of the deception has left authorities baffled. Sithole’s female friend has since filed crimen injuria charges against the top Zimbabwe and Lancashire Steel Athletics Club runner after she undressed in his full view being under the impression that he was a woman like her. The athlete was immediately arrested by Mbizo police on being found out following which he was arraigned before Kwekwe magistrate Mrs Siphathimisiwe Makuvaza...