Two charged over killing Cecil the lion; farmer 'had no hunting permit'

Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a protected lion named Cecil have appeared in court as anger at the kill by an American dentist escalated.

Two charged over killing Cecil the lion; farmer 'had no hunting permit'

Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a protected lion named Cecil have appeared in court as anger at the kill by an American dentist escalated.

The two men – a professional hunter and a farm owner – are accused of helping Walter James Palmer hunt the lion.

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