Sangoma and crew arrested for digging up graves 'for muti'
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Tshwane metro police have arrested a sangoma and his crew allegedly found digging up graves to get human bones for muti in Mabopane.
The Tshwane metro police department said officers received a complaint last Friday from security guards working the night shift at a graveyard about people digging up graves.
“The officers responded swiftly and rushed to the graveyard. Upon arrival they found three people inside a grave, digging.
“When the three suspects were questioned, they could not account for what they were doing and where they got permission to dig up the graves.
“Among the three suspects was a sangoma.”
The suspects allegedly tried to offer a bribe of R1,500. They were arrested for violation of graveyard regulations, malicious damage to property and bribery.
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