Kokstad court jails prophet for rape of two teens
The Kokstad Regional Court has sentenced a bogus traditional healer to two terms of life in prison for rape.
The court heard that Thulani Khumalo, a self-proclaimed prophet, lured two girls aged 15 and 16 years to his home in 2017, telling them that they had been bewitched.
KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says he made the children drink a concoction, and perform what he called cleansing ceremonies before abusing them.
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He says the 29-year-old was staying in Bongweni at the time.
"The Kokstad Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit pulled out all stops in investigating the matter and when Khumalo realised that the police were hot on his heels, he fled to Gauteng province.
"He committed other crimes in Gauteng and later fled to Kwakhiliva in the South Coast where he hid for few days before the police pounced on him."
