19 October 2018 Limpopo Mirror

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VBS - will the heads roll? - page 3

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“We are smelling a rat” - family

The deceased, Ms Mercy Ndou (33).

Ritual murder accused set free Court to life in prison for the murder of Mercy Ndou. The other The mystery of the Tshitavha seven appeared in court several ritual murder case deepened last times and applied for bail, which Friday, when the seven accused was denied in the Makuya Periodin the case were set free because ical Court. of a lack of evidence. The seven accused are Gerson The deceased, Ms Mercy Ndou Mathoho (52), a former police (33), was mercilessly butchered for captain, Shonisani Muruge (52), ritual purposes in 2014. She left Azwinndini Ndou (42), Khuthadzo her home in Shayandima, promis- Tshidino (28), Eric Khobo (30) ing to come back to help the family and Rhulani Shirindi (43). The to move their belongings as they last to be arrested was Lufuno were moving to Maniini. Ramashia (38). She was never seen alive again. Last Friday, all seven the acHer dismembered body was found cused could not believe their ears in nearby bushes at Tshitavha by when they were told they were a passer-by. Police investigations free and that their case was being led to the arrest of well-known withdrawn because of a lack of evtraditional healer Vusiwana Baloyi. idence. Surprisingly, the case was During his trial, Baloyi had menwithdrawn in the absence of the tioned the names of the people he deceased’s family members at the had worked with, but the suspects Makuya Periodical Court, after the were not apprehended until about family members were summoned two years later. to the Thohoyandou High Court. Baloyi has since been sentenced in 2015 by the Thohoyandou High - Continues on page 2 By Elmon Tshikhudo

Above: The six accused during a previous appearance in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court are, from left to right, Gerson Mathoho, Eric Khobo, Rhulani Shirindi, Shonisani Muruge, Khuthadzo Tshidino and Azwinndini Ndou. Left: Traditional healer Vusiwana Baloyi - serving life imprisonment for the murder of Mercy Ndou.

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