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A court has sentenced a spiritual healer from Makhanda in the Eastern Cape for culpable homicide after she caused the death of a 10-year-old boy by forcing large amounts of water into his body during a series of dangerous rituals.
According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali, the child’s father had sought help from Ntombentsha Limbo due to concerns over his son’s health and academic performance.
Upon arriving at Limbo’s home, the healer proposed a series of treatments. She began by instructing the boy and his father to each consume five litres of salted water, intended to induce vomiting.
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SPIRITUAL HEALER BEGAN RITUAL WITH SALTED WATER
IOL reported that Ntombentsha Limbo received a nine-year prison sentence, suspended for five years. For the death of Agcobile Busakwe, who passed on 4 October 2023. The court heard the case in Makhanda Regional Court.
SPIRITUAL HEALER SENTENCED AFTER TRAGIC DEATH OF 10-YEAR-OLD IN RITUAL
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