'I'm tired of eating human flesh' South African cannibal tells police

Four men appear in court on suspicion of murder after one hands himself in to the authorities

South Africa Police
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Four men have appeared in court in South Africa after a cannibal handed himself in to a police station, presenting officers with a woman’s leg and hand and telling them: "I am tired of eating human flesh."

The man allegedly then led police to three other suspects, one of whom was thought to be a witch doctor.

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