Healer uses 'penis muti'

2004-09-21 14:58

Riot Hlatshwayo

Polokwane - A traditional healer's sexual muti tricks backfired when his patient reported him for rape.

The healer is accused of smearing muti on his penis, and then using it to "inject" the muti into the woman's vagina, said Capricorn police spokesperson, Captain Mohale Ramatseba, on Tuesday.

"The muti was supposed to make the woman's boyfriend more interested in her," said Ramatseba.

But when the muti failed to work, the 21-year-old woman returned to the healer on Monday to complain.

When the healer prepared to "inject" her again, she ran to the Polokwane police station and reported him for rape.

"When he tried it again this week and said he'd have to penetrate her deeper, she realised she was being taken for a ride," said Ramatseba.

She told police she was raped during the consultations on July 1 and on August 30.

"She said she had agreed to the sex, because the healer convinced her it was the only way to make the muti effective," said Ramatseba.

The healer is expected to appear in the Polokwane magistrate's court on Wednesday.

Ramatseba said police expect more women to come forward with similar complaints against the healer.

He urged women not to seek love potions, especially if healers insisted on sex to administer the muti.

- African Eye