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Disturbing ... The man collected genitalia as trophies. Picture: Getty.
A DANISH national has appeared in a South African court on sexual assault charges after 21 pieces of female genitalia were found in plastic bags stuffed in his freezer, police said.
The 58-year-old gunshop owner was arrested last week in the central city of Bloemfontein.
Anaesthetic drugs and surgical equipment were also found in his house. He “allegedly sedated his victims before performing illegal operations on them,†police said in a statement.
Crowds jeered as police escorted him from the courtroom.
Police suspect most of his victims were from the neighbouring tiny kingdom of Lesotho.
Some media reports suggest he had in the past admitted to a journalist that he performed female genital mutilation.
One of the man’s victims alerted authorities and police have since appealed to any other women who may have been assaulted by the man to come forward.
AFP is withholding his name because South African laws state that sexual offenders cannot be named until they have entered their pleas in court.
Police said it has emerged that the man is wanted in Denmark for illegally dealing in firearms.
He is due back in court on September 28 when he is expected to apply for bail.