Two strong security guards brought in a massive 82lb rock into the Western High Court in Cape Town, South Africa.
The sight of the rock, which was allegedly used to smash in the skull of a university student after she was kidnapped and brutally gang-raped, elicited gasps of shock and horror from the public gallery.
33-year-old Vernon Witbooi, 27-year-old Geraldo Parsons, 29-year-old Nashville Julius, and 28-year-old Eben Van Nieberk, stood trial on charges including murder, kidnapping, robbery, and rape. Read the full story here ▶