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Four men were sentenced for their role in the mob justice murder of a 27-year-old man. (mathiasalexander/Getty Images)

Four men were sentenced for their role in the mob justice murder of a 27-year-old man. (mathiasalexander/Getty Images)

Four men who were part of a mob justice attack that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

On Monday, the Seshego Magistrate's Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, convicted and sentenced four men to jail for the murder of a man known as Phooko T. 

Two received life sentences, while the other two were handed 18-year sentences.

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