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Traditional healer Mduduzi Manqele (48) was acquitted. His co-accused Roger Thusi was found guilty PHOTO: The Witness

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The sentence was handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

31-year-old Roger Thusi was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 18-year-old Loyisa Jokweni, National Prosecuting Authority regional spokeswoman Natasha Ramkisson said.

Police searched a house in the France township and discovered Jokweni’s head, along with a dead snake, in a freezer at the house.

The 18-year-old’s decapitated body was found on January 17 last year.

His family identified him from his clothes.

A 47-year-old traditional healer, Mduduzi Manqele, was also arrested for the murder, but charges against him were later withdrawn due to insufficient evidence, Ramkisson said.

In February last year a public petition handed to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court alleged that tokoloshes (evil spirits) were being used to steal court dockets.

The petition alleged that Manqele, a wealthy traditional healer, was “well-known for keeping evil creatures which collect dockets from court”.

At the time a local resident said Thusi led the police to Manqele after the healer allegedly told him to behead Jokweni and put the head in a freezer “to get rich”.

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Mon May 20 09:15:33 SAST 2013 ::

Mar 14, 2012

MommaC

LOL
Well that didn't work too well. Can't even get decent service delivery from a tokoloshe any more.
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Mar 14, 2012

YNOTY

Imagine the freezer full of people and snakes meat...? Let's say u are a lad'y slept over your boyfriend's place in the middle of the night you feel like getting col'd water with ice and you come across that in a freezer....!!!
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Mar 14, 2012

Ann

jo ill un for my dear life
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Mar 14, 2012

Mosquer

In February last year a public petition handed to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court alleged that tokoloshes (evil spirits) were being used to steal court dockets."

So the court believes that? I mean according to the law of SA there is nothing like that.
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Mar 14, 2012

MORNACHIESS

Hahahaahaha kikikikik Sowetan has became Daily Sun ......Eish Natala le yona !
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Mar 14, 2012

SKIZOBANTWANA

2 DEV!LS
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Mar 14, 2012

DeCock1

the KZN and Limpompo.....God save these two provinces....what the hell is wrong with people there....but the other one doesnt look well shame...lol
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Mar 14, 2012

YNOTY

KZN and E.C
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Mar 14, 2012

DeCock1

YNOTY

KZN and Limpompo....second to none....
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Mar 14, 2012

NewKidOnTheBlock

disgusting!!!

@ DeCock1 and Ynoty: All 9 provinces sh!t happens
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