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Woman kills crocodile, suffers night attacks
29 May 2015 at 20:38hrs | Views
A Hwange woman - Botshiwe Ncube is having sleepless nights after she took part in killing a crocodile linked to witchcraft as she is constantly being clapped by an unknown being.
The 26 year old Ncube is from Makwa community in Hwange.
On the day in question, she was returning to her homestead from an irrigation when she spotted a crocodile along the footpath she was using.
"I was shocked to see a medium sized crocodile on the foot path.
"Unsure whether it was alive or dead I threw a few stones at it but it remained still, I then screamed in order to scare it.
"When I threw a larger stone it suddenly stood on its legs before lurching forward and stopped in mid-flight in an effort to scare me. Frightened, I ran back to the irrigation calling for help," said Ncube.
The villagers managed to subdue the reptile and killed it with stones.
However, that was the beginning of her troubles.
"That very night she said she struggled with an unknown being in her sleep before it slapped her, leaving her with a swollen head and a back ache.
After some days of agony, a traditional healer was consulted and linked the crocodile to witchcraft.
The 26 year old Ncube is from Makwa community in Hwange.
On the day in question, she was returning to her homestead from an irrigation when she spotted a crocodile along the footpath she was using.
"I was shocked to see a medium sized crocodile on the foot path.
"Unsure whether it was alive or dead I threw a few stones at it but it remained still, I then screamed in order to scare it.
The villagers managed to subdue the reptile and killed it with stones.
However, that was the beginning of her troubles.
"That very night she said she struggled with an unknown being in her sleep before it slapped her, leaving her with a swollen head and a back ache.
After some days of agony, a traditional healer was consulted and linked the crocodile to witchcraft.
Source - Byo24News
