Spiritual healer sentenced for death of boy, 10, after using irregular healing methods

Spiritual healer sentenced for death of boy, 10, after using irregular healing methods

Makhanda healer escapes jail after boy, 10, dies during treatment

A healer has been sentenced after a 10-year-old died during excessive treatment. The boy's pleas were ignored as his condition worsened.

10-Year-Old Boy Dies After Water Cleansing by Sangoma

A spiritual healer (sangoma) from Makhanda in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has been sentenced for culpable homicide after the death of a 10-year-old boy following a series of harmful traditional rituals. Ntombentsha Limbo received a nine-year prison sentence, suspended for five years, for the death of Agcobile Busakwe on 4 October 2023. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the boy’s father approached Limbo for help with his son’…

Eastern Cape spiritual healer jailed for death of patient, 10

Makhanda Regional Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced Ntombentsha Limbo, 57, to nine years in prison with a five-year suspension.

Father's trust in spiritual healer leads to 10-year-old's death, healer sentenced

Ntombentsha Limbo, a spiritual healer in the Eastern Cape, was sentenced for the death of a 10-year-old boy after drinking salted water and undergoing an enema