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The mob was threatening to torch the family's home and kill them.

The family, said to house a number of sangomas, heard that a meeting of residents had resolved to attack them following rumours that the police had retrieved human body parts from the family's pit latrine.

The anger followed the arrest at the weekend of a 29-year-old man from the family for allegedly cutting of the genitals of a 38-year-old father of two near his Block V home in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on September 2.

The victim is still recovering in hospital.

The suspect appeared in the Soshanguve Magistrate's Court on a charge of attempted murder on Tuesday and the case was postponed to tomorrow.

Warrant Officer Lolo Mangena, spokesman for the Rietgat police in Soshanguve, confirmed the incident, saying the traditional healer, Elizabeth Chauke, 80, her husband Levy Mashishi, 62, their son and a grandson sought refuge at the Phuthanong police station.

Police stopped the mob, who were carrying burning tyres and an assortment of weapons, at about 9pm.

After the arresting officer spoke to the crowd, they dispersed at about 11.30pm.

Mangena said police were tipped off about the whereabouts of the suspect by two teenagers who allegedly witnessed the incident.

Mangena said they found the "panga" allegedly used to remove the victim's genitals wrapped in a bloodied pair of trousers in the family's pit latrine.

Chauke, who denied using human body parts as muthi, told Sowetan the knife allegedly used by the suspect belonged to her.

- mckeed@sowetan.co.za

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Sep 27, 2012

KHOROMMBI1

The wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23
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Sep 27, 2012

warry

The wages of disrespect is a bullet
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Sep 27, 2012

|Sinudeity|

The wages of ignorance is sangomas.
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Sep 27, 2012

Mosquer

Wow! mamazala o o be a sa nyaka banna ba ma 16v. she is 80 and he is 62.
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Sep 27, 2012

Mosquer

why human parts instead of herbs? satanic
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Sep 27, 2012

Pointman

Sangomas gone - this mob is going to be without essential services like - see your enemy in the mirror, bring back lost lover, make your boss like you and get promotion, make your b um bigger.
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Sep 27, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

this is the beginning, we are still to see more violence, sangomas will be burned, some practice witchcraft in the name of :ancestors", it’s wrong
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Sep 27, 2012

kolobe

@sowetan where are malema articles? do you want to keep your website busy or not?
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Sep 27, 2012

2shy2call

Khorombi people thinks you don't know a Bible. I didn't know that, Thanks I know now.
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Sep 27, 2012

Shredder

@KHOROMMBI1 - I salute you for setting a trend.
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