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Man dies after fight with 'invisible baboon'
28 Feb 2015 at 14:54hrs | Views
A BULILIMA man died mysteriously after he was attacked by a baboon which only he could see.
Langanani Tshuma, 20, of Masendu area died on Wednesday evening while his family watched helplessly as he struggled with a "baboon" which they could not see.
The deceased's mother, Betty Tshuma, said she heard her son scream from his bedroom hut around 8PM. She said she found him struggling and writhing in pain on the floor.
"On the day of the incident ray son retired to bed around 7PM which wasn't usual of him. He told me that he wasn't feeling well An hour later I heard him scream from his hut
"He was struggling and rolling on the ground and kept screaming that a baboon was attacking him. We could not see the baboon but he appeared to be in great pain," Tshuma said.
She said she tried to calm her son but he kept on rolling and sometimes jumping around the room which made him uncontrollable.
She said he stood up and headed for the door in a bid to escape from the "baboon" but he fell down and died on the spot
Tshuma said Langanani was bleeding through the nostrils and mouth and had some bloody scratches on his face.
She said she had been devastated by Langanani's death. Tshuma said her son died in a painful way right before her eyes and she could not help him
Langanani's uncle, Vincent Tshuma said they suspected that the incident which befell his nephew was linked to witchcraft
"The incident left us shocked as a family. Whatever was attacking my nephew wasn't visible. The truth is that he was being attacked by an invisible creature. I don't know why this terrible thing happened to my nephew but we will surely seek answers.
"We will seek the services of traditional healers in order to get to the bottom of this issue," he said.
Chief Masendu said he had received a report of the mysterious death of a villager from his area.
He said the incident had caused panic among villagers who were still trying to understand what transpired.
Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Philani Ndebele confirmed Hlanganani s death. He said investigations were in progress to ascertain the cause.
"I can confirm that were investigating a case of sudden death involving a man from Masendu area. Hlanganani died while in his bedroom hut and he had blood trickled from his mouth and nose.
"He was discovered by his mother who alerted neighbours," said Insp Ndebele.
Hlanganani was buried at his parents' homestead yesterday.
Langanani Tshuma, 20, of Masendu area died on Wednesday evening while his family watched helplessly as he struggled with a "baboon" which they could not see.
The deceased's mother, Betty Tshuma, said she heard her son scream from his bedroom hut around 8PM. She said she found him struggling and writhing in pain on the floor.
"On the day of the incident ray son retired to bed around 7PM which wasn't usual of him. He told me that he wasn't feeling well An hour later I heard him scream from his hut
"He was struggling and rolling on the ground and kept screaming that a baboon was attacking him. We could not see the baboon but he appeared to be in great pain," Tshuma said.
She said she tried to calm her son but he kept on rolling and sometimes jumping around the room which made him uncontrollable.
She said he stood up and headed for the door in a bid to escape from the "baboon" but he fell down and died on the spot
Tshuma said Langanani was bleeding through the nostrils and mouth and had some bloody scratches on his face.
She said she had been devastated by Langanani's death. Tshuma said her son died in a painful way right before her eyes and she could not help him
"The incident left us shocked as a family. Whatever was attacking my nephew wasn't visible. The truth is that he was being attacked by an invisible creature. I don't know why this terrible thing happened to my nephew but we will surely seek answers.
"We will seek the services of traditional healers in order to get to the bottom of this issue," he said.
Chief Masendu said he had received a report of the mysterious death of a villager from his area.
He said the incident had caused panic among villagers who were still trying to understand what transpired.
Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Philani Ndebele confirmed Hlanganani s death. He said investigations were in progress to ascertain the cause.
"I can confirm that were investigating a case of sudden death involving a man from Masendu area. Hlanganani died while in his bedroom hut and he had blood trickled from his mouth and nose.
"He was discovered by his mother who alerted neighbours," said Insp Ndebele.
Hlanganani was buried at his parents' homestead yesterday.
Source - chronicle
