SEBOKENG. – A 24-year-old sangoma and father of two handed himself over to the police last week.
This is after he allegedly hacked his girlfriend to death with a sharp instrument inside their three-room shack at the Boiketlong informal settlement. The community alleges that the crime was committed in full view of their little girls aged two and four who have since been taken to a place of safety. The deceased, Thato Matumi Phamatse (22) of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, was laid to rest on Saturday. The angry community said that, immediately after the deed, the suspect mopped up the blood, washed himself and then went to bed.
The next morning he went to report the matter to the police. A neighbour who refused to be named said the community got the fright of their lives when they opened the shack and discovered objects on the carpet they claimed were muthi.
The ‘muthi’ included two bibles, knopkieries, incense (impepho) and two bottles of a mysterious red liquid. The community said ‘the jealous’ suspect never allowed his girlfriend to visit neighbours as he feared they would influence her to leave him. They also claim that the suspect used muthi on more of his girlfriends. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Teboho Lephoto confirmed the suspect handed himself over. “He told us that he had killed his girlfriend. The reason behind the killing forms part of the police investigation,” said Lephoto. The suspect briefly appeared in the Sebokeng Magistrates Court. The case was postponed to October 13 for further investigation and bail application. The suspect cannot be named as he has not lodged a plea.
Sangoma hacks girlfriend
A 24-year-old sangoma and father of two handed himself over to the police last week.
