The trial of three South Africans accused of killing a former farm worker by throwing him into a den of lions heard today that the victim closed his eyes and prayed before his grisly death.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of three men accused of throwing a man into a lion pen today asked the court to revoke bail for a white farmer who allegedly accosted a witness after his testimony.

A farm worker was beaten and then killed by being thrown into a lion enclosure, it was claimed in Cape Town, South Africa, today.