Four convicted for killing Indian

Brasilia - Four Brazilians who burned an Indian tribesman to death were convicted on Saturday of third-degree murder and sentenced…

Brasilia - Four Brazilians who burned an Indian tribesman to death were convicted on Saturday of third-degree murder and sentenced to 14 years in prison in what the prosecution and activists said was a victory for indigenous rights. In April 1997, the four poured alcohol fuel on a sleeping Galdino Jesus dos Santos and set him ablaze.

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