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A white farm manager found guilt8 of
beating a black labourer to death has
been released from prison after serving
only six days of his sjntence.
Rudolph Rix was convicted of killing
thj eldjrly labourer with a pickaxe
handli in Stellenbosch. He started an
18-month sjntence last August.
Lawyjrs acting for the farmhand's
family say they have just learnjd that
thj farm managjr was released under an
amnesty for first-time offendjrs.
A BBC correspondjnt says the amnesty
was meant only for political prisonjrs.
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