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'Witchcraft' murder in Lusikisiki
2010-05-30 20:02
Johannesburg - A 70-year-old Eastern Cape woman has been shot and killed, police said on Sunday.
Police suspect the killing which took place in a locality near Lusikisiki was witchcraft-related, said Mzukisi Fatyela.
The incident happened on Saturday night, when two people kicked open the woman's door and shot her dead.
"(For) a woman of this age it is not normal that she is killed...they are killed when the killing is related to witchcraft," he said.
- SAPA
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Sweep it under the carpet
Tue, 06/01/2010 - 03:47 — MorgauseYet another horror story! Two suspects (whom the media calls "people") kick open a 70-year old's door, Hollywood style, and the police's reasoning (or lack thereof) is immediately that since it is not normal for a 70-year old lady to get gunned down in her own home, that it must be "witchcraft-related". Ludicrous! In our country crimes against the elderly, especially women, are the order of the day. So the perpetrators are "people" and the old lady is immediately labelled a "witch". How typical! Is the logical conclusion that they were there to take her pension money a far more realistic deduction? No, let's just sweep another murder under the carpet and call it "witchcraft related".
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