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Sangoma's concoction kills woman
22 Sep 2018 at 10:20hrs | Views
Police are hunting for a traditional healer whose concoction allegedly killed a married woman who had sought assistance to make a baby.
Sekuru Sigauke who gave a client some medical concoctionsuddenly disappeared.
Midlands Police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the incident which she said happened on Thursday last week.
"We have launched a manhunt for a traditional healer only known as Sigauke who is believed to be from Chipinge. He is a suspect in the murder case of a 20 year old woman from Gokwe whom he gave a concoction to help her conceive," said Mukwende
It is alleged that on September 13, 2018 at around 10am Morgen Ndlovu (30) and his wife Atalia Ndlovu both of Crispen Ben Village, Chief Mkoka in Gokwe South consulted a traditional healer to help them with conception.
The two consulted Sigauke who was operating in their area and he gave the wife a concoction to the problem. Immediately after consuming the concoction the wife started experiencing diarrhoea and vomiting.
The following day the wife's condition continued to deteriorate and she tried taking some milk hoping to neutralize the effect of the herbs but unfortunately she later died.
Sekuru Sigauke who gave a client some medical concoctionsuddenly disappeared.
Midlands Police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the incident which she said happened on Thursday last week.
"We have launched a manhunt for a traditional healer only known as Sigauke who is believed to be from Chipinge. He is a suspect in the murder case of a 20 year old woman from Gokwe whom he gave a concoction to help her conceive," said Mukwende
It is alleged that on September 13, 2018 at around 10am Morgen Ndlovu (30) and his wife Atalia Ndlovu both of Crispen Ben Village, Chief Mkoka in Gokwe South consulted a traditional healer to help them with conception.
The two consulted Sigauke who was operating in their area and he gave the wife a concoction to the problem. Immediately after consuming the concoction the wife started experiencing diarrhoea and vomiting.
The following day the wife's condition continued to deteriorate and she tried taking some milk hoping to neutralize the effect of the herbs but unfortunately she later died.
Source - masvingo mirror
