Satanic ritual case postponed again

The trial of three men and a minor accused of killing a teenage girl in an alleged satanic ritual last year has been postponed for two days by the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.

• Satanic ritual trial postponed
• Satanic ritual victim's mom sees accused
• 17 years for satanic ritual killers

Girl's attackers 'drank her blood'

The family of a murdered West Rand schoolgirl have told of their horror at hearing that her killers had drunk blood from her body after stabbing her.

• Girl, 15, in court for killing pupil
• Teen appears for murder of classmate
• ACDP: Investigate school violence

Arrests after Tanzania albino attack

Tanzanian police have arrested five men in connection to a brutal attack on an albino woman whose arm was hacked off earlier this week, presumably to sell the limb for use in witchcraft.

• 500 'witches' lynched yearly in Tanzania
• Albino girl kidnapped, killed in Burundi
• Albino boy dies after arm chopped off

Satanic ritual trial postponed

The trial of three men and a minor accused of killing a teenager in an apparent satanic ritual has been postponed in the South Gauteng High Court.

• Satanic ritual accused back in court
• 17 years for satanic ritual killers
• Satanic ritual victim's mom sees accused

Man accused of witchcraft burnt to death

A 79-year-old man accused of practising witchcraft has burnt to death and his sister is seriously injured after their house in Giyani was torched, Limpopo, police say.

• Premier condemns witchcraft killings
• 14 held for killing couple over witchcraft
• Life sentence for muti killer

8 arrested for torching houses

Eight people have been arrested for allegedly torching four houses after a traditional healer told them their occupants had killed one of their relatives, Gauteng police say.

• 14 held for killing couple over witchcraft
• Premier condemns witchcraft killings
• Mob kills couple accused of witchcraft

Head in freezer: Suspect 'used muti'

A man charged with the murder of a youth whose frozen head was found in a freezer practised muti regularly in order to make his business prosper, his former girlfriend has testified.

• Head in freezer triggers rampage

Plea bargain wanted in satanic ritual case

Two of the six youths accused of setting two girls alight in an alleged Satanic ritual want to enter into a plea bargain with the State.

• Satanic ritual accused a flight risk - judge
• More Satanic ritual accused denied bail
• Satanic ritual was 'pre-planned'

Mob kills couple accused of witchcraft

An elderly couple accused of practising witchcraft and of killing their granddaughter have been burnt to death by an angry mob, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

• Mob leaves 2 dead in witchcraft attacks
• Witchcraft: 3 shot, hacked to death
• Life sentence for muti killer

Exorcism killing: 6 granted bail

The six people accused of killing a child during a violent exorcism have been granted bail, Eastern Cape police say.

• Priest held after girl's exorcism death
• Priest appears for exorcism death
• Exorcism killing: 6 applying for bail

Pregnant woman killed: 3 seek bail

Three people accused of luring a pregnant woman from Lesotho and murdering her on instruction from a traditional healer, are to apply for bail in Ficksburg, Free State police say.

• Pretoria man denies killing pregnant partner

Skinning murder unique, expert testifies

Welkom murderer Chane van Heerden's action of skinning her victim's face was a rare criminal act, an forensic expert has told a Free State court.

• Welkom woman guilty of occult murder
• Occult killer shows no remorse

Satanic ritual accused a flight risk - judge

A magistrate has found that one of the men accused in a suspected satanic ritual is a flight risk, despite being a recognised refugee and suffering from a genetic blood disorder.

• Satanic ritual accused quoted Revelations
• Satanic ritual was 'pre-planned'
• Emotional funeral for satanic ritual victim

Welkom woman guilty of occult murder

A 20-year-old Free State woman has been found guilty of murdering and dismembering a man in a graveyard.

• Gruesome Welkom murder - case on hold
• Welkom murder accused 'schizophrenic'
• Murder accused 'loved Dexter'

Satanic ritual was 'pre-planned'

The youths accused of setting alight two girls in a suspected satanic ritual took a knife, candles and a Bible on the night to the koppie, suggesting the attack was pre-planned, the court has heard.

• 'Satanic ritual' bail bid denied
• Satanic ritual accused quoted Revelations
• Emotional funeral for satanic ritual victim

Satanic ritual accused quoted Revelations

A man accused of setting alight two girls in a suspected Satanic ritual had quoted Revelations at the hospital, referring to the beast and bringing a prostitute to ruin, burning her with fire, a woman has testified.

• Emotional funeral for satanic ritual victim
• Dogs of 'satanic ritual' girl killed
• Bail in satanic ritual trial will 'cause public outcry'

Two seek bail in 'satanic ritual' trial

Two of five youths accused of setting alight two girls in a suspected satanic ritual have applied for bail in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.

• Emotional funeral for satanic ritual victim
• Dogs of 'satanic ritual' girl killed
• 'Satanic ritual' case - accused stay in jail

Teen burnt in 'satanic ritual' dies

A Johannesburg teenager who was doused in petrol and set alight in a suspected satanic ritual in Linmeyer, has died, police say.

• 'Satanic ritual' case on hold
• Girl burnt in apparent satanic ritual

Muti killer gets time before sentencing

Sentencing of a man convicted of murdering a child for muti has been postponed in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in order for a pre-sentencing report to be compiled.

• Not me, muti murder accused claims
• Judge: Muti killer didn't act alone
• Man guilty of gruesome ritual murder

Facebook pic stolen for dodgy ad

A Durban woman is furious after a traditional healer apparently stole a photograph of her from Facebook to use in an advert describing how she supposedly got her unfaithful husband back.

Witness watched girl's mutilation - claim

A witness has told court in Pretoria that he watched as schoolgirl Masego Kgomo was cut open because he wanted to see what was inside a woman's body.

• Not me, muti murder accused claims
• Satanism, muti part of murder probe
• Pathologist: Genitals may have been removed

Monkey 'burnt to death' by community

A vervet monkey has reportedly been pelted with stones and burnt to death in Kagiso after residents believed it was linked to witchcraft.

• Marauding monkey recaptured

Accused child killer may get off lightly

A Pretoria man accused of kidnapping, raping, murdering and mutilating two young girls may see three of the charges being dropped against him.

• Two girls raped in Eastern Cape
• Boy of 17, rapes 2 girls aged 5
• Schoolgirl fined for rape lie

Cops warn of new witchcraft trend

Limpopo police have warned that rural people who become wealthy are being accused of witchcraft and sometimes killed.

• More arrests over Limpopo ritual murder
• 2 held for Limpopo ritual murder
• Mob beat woman over witch fears