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Man arrested for killing 'witch'
18/02/2008 11:12 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A thirty-year-old man was arrested for killing an 85-year-old woman he believed was a witch, Mpumalanga police said on Sunday.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Abie Khoabane said the murder took place in Amsterdam on Thursday.
"The suspect accused the old lady of witchcraft and bewitching a family relative."
He apparently assaulted the woman with a steel pipe on the head and body.
The woman was rushed to a clinic but died on arrival.
The suspected was arrested and will appear in the Amsterdam magistrate's court on Monday.
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