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Emergency services and JMPD at the scene of the Usindiso building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023
The High Court in Johannesburg is expected to deliver judgment in the Usindiso building fire case on Wednesday.
The accused, 33-year-old Sthembiso Mdlalose, admitted to causing the fire at the Usindiso building in the Johannesburg CBD, which killed 76 people and injured a dozen others in August 2023.
He faces 76 counts of murder and arson.
Mdlalose initially told the court that he started the fire on the ground floor of the hijacked building and that he was trying to burn the body of a person he had allegedly murdered.
However, during the trial, he changed his confession and told the court that he was under the influence of drugs when he made that confession.
VIDEO | Mdlalose denies starting the fire:
