South Africa: Mob stones father at grave (Witchcraft blamed)

News 24 (South Africa) ^ | October 17, 2005 | Riot Hlatshwayo

[Stoat]

Mob stones father at grave

17/10/2005 16:25  - (SA)  

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Makhado - About 22 people have been arrested for apparently trying to stone a grieving father after his daughter's funeral on Saturday.

His daughter died when she drove into a tree, but the mob accused her father of using witchcraft to cause her death, said superintendent Ailwei Mushavhanamadi of Vhembe police in Limpopo on Monday.

The mob was part of the mourners who had attended the woman's funeral at NwaXinyama village near Makhado.

They even went to the dead woman's home for food afterwards, but then started gossiping about whether she'd been bewitched.

A number of them then returned to the graveyard and claim they found her father conducting rituals at her grave.

"Apparently, her father had also believed someone had cast a spell on her, and was conducting a spell of his own to bewitch whoever had caused her death," said Mushavhanamadi.

Police vehicles stoned

But, the mob was convinced he was simply finalising the spell he'd cast on her.

They blamed him for her death and started pelting him with stones.

Police arrived after being told of a possible attack on the man and ordered the mob to disperse.

"The mob started throwing stones at police vehicles and one windscreen was damaged," said Mushavhanamadi.

Police arrested 22 people and charged them with public violence.

Police were questioning them on Monday morning.

It is against the law to label anyone a witch, warned Mushavhanamadi.

He said the identity of the man and his daughter were being withheld so as not to jeopardise police investigations.

[Stoat]

South Africa is so much nicer now that they have a majority rule government..........

I must confess that I am impressed with their industrial diversity....they are the only country in the world that I'm aware of that does a thriving business in automobile-mounted flamethrowers to foil carjackers.  (activate a control from within the vehicle and flames shoot out from underneath the car)

[Clemenza]

The way you wear your hair,

That cold come hither stare...

[tracer]

When you realize that, by definition, half of Americans have IQs of less than 98, you're less likely to be surprised by such phenomena as the strength of the Democratic Party, the election (twice) of the Klintons, the near-election of AlGore, the program content of television and advertisments, the popularity and economic power of professional sports, the continued strength of unions, etc., etc.......

[tracer]

When you realize that, by definition, half of Americans have IQs of less than 98, you're less likely to be surprised by such phenomena as the strength of the Democratic Party, the election (twice) of the Klintons, the near-election of AlGore, the program content of television and advertisments, the popularity and economic power of professional sports, the continued strength of unions, etc., etc.......

[Red Badger]

If a carjacker wanted my car, all he'd have to do is ask. I can't get anybody to take it off my hands..........

[pabianice]

Third World Cultural Superiority Ping!

[zimdog]

They're the same species as me and other Homo sapiens sapiens although if you really had to ask the question, the answer might be different for you.

[md2576]

I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!

[lp boonie]

Heck, I leave the window open, keys in the ignition and $20 bucks on the seat for gas and still no one takes it.

[Red Badger]

My car is so ugly, that if a carjacker stole it and got caught he'd be laughed out of court for being stupid.............

[FerdieMurphy]

Ah, thank God that the evil minorities who ran SA have been deposed! Now statistics prove that every 22 minutes a girl, 12 and under, is raped.

The RSA has been replaced with the PRSA! Stoning a grieving father at his daughter's gravesite is picayune.

[Stoat]

The way you wear your hair,

That cold come hither stare...

"scratching furry stoat head in bafflement"

The way you wear your hair,

That cold come hither stare...

[RogueIsland]

Mob stones father at grave

Proof that you should never get within aggro-distance of a mob unless you're darn sure you're high enough level to want to pull it.

[KarinG1]

They let girls drive?

[Stoat]

They let girls drive?

Only during the Ramadan Offensive   :-)