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Two self confessed 'witches' to be tried in court
28 Jun 2012 at 06:36hrs | Views
TWO Chinhoyi women who confessed to engaging in witchcraft practices should have been ordered by the courts to stand trial after a medical examination declared them mentally stable.
Rosemary Kamanga, 48, and Esnath Maodza, 56, were arrested a fortnight ago after being caught stark naked in a neighborhood in the morning.
The two women then confessed that they had been dropped off a winnowing basket by a colleague, named as Shylet Muzeza while returning from a nocturnal witching assignment.
It is said Kamanga and Maodza, demanded human flesh from their colleague, accusing her of abandoning them and exposing them to retribution by the neighborhood.
Chinhoyi Magistrate Fanny Nyakudya told a packed court room that a medical evaluation he had requested found the two to be of sound mind.
Rosemary Kamanga, 48, and Esnath Maodza, 56, were arrested a fortnight ago after being caught stark naked in a neighborhood in the morning.
It is said Kamanga and Maodza, demanded human flesh from their colleague, accusing her of abandoning them and exposing them to retribution by the neighborhood.
Chinhoyi Magistrate Fanny Nyakudya told a packed court room that a medical evaluation he had requested found the two to be of sound mind.
Source - Online
