High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa said he could not hear the merits of the bail appeal seeking release for Maria Moyo (30) and Chipo Chijaka (26) from Gokwe Nembudzia, as the application by the two’s legal representatives Tawanda Takaindisa was improper. Read more here.
Today in convoluted celebrity real estate stories, a man killed himself out of spite on Olivia Newton-John’s property in Florida, causing Rosie O’Donnell to pull out of buying the place, and forcing Newton-John to hire a Catholic exorcist to excise the poor man’s ghost from the premises. Read more here.
SAMBALPUR: An old man was killed and his wife critically injured when a group of villagers allegedly attacked them at Tamperkela village, about 35 km from here, accusing the couple of practising witchcraft. A primary school teacher and another person were later arrested for the crime. Read more here.
BANGALORE: The state government has decided to wield the legislative stick to outlaw obscurantist practices in Karnataka. It will bring in legislation outlawing black magic and superstitions on the lines of the Maharashtra government ordinance. A month after the northern neighbour promulgated it, the Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman Evil and Gory Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2013 is being readied. Read more here.
The family of the fourteen year old girl who was killed in a suspected ritual killing allegedly by her mother and an accomplice said they they were not going to bury the remains until all the missing parts are found. Read more here.
NATIONAL Coordination and Presidency PS Josephta Mukobe has urged Coast leaders to educate the community on the implications of ignoring the law. Read more here.
Dubai Police have arrested two expatriates who duped their victims into believing they can bring money from the sky with the help of jinn (ghosts). Read more here.
Masvingo — A 79-year-old Bikita man allegedly died after his son reportedly pummelled him with a log several times on the head after being accused of possessing a goblin that was causing mysterious deaths in the family.Philimon Kanhiwayi of Zema Village in Mazungunye communal lands was allegedly hit with a log by his son, Moses Chisakaregwa (25) on Tuesday night until bled from the nose and mouth. Read more here.
TWO suspected witches have been arrested after they were found naked outside a house in Harare’s Budiriro suburb early Wednesday. Read more here.
BHOPAL: A 35-year-old former member of janpad panchayat beheaded his 6-year-old daughter offering her as sacrifice to a deity in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Read more here.
