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Second traditional healer arrested in violation of graves saga

His arrest brings the total arrests to five.

LIMPOPO – The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, by members of the South African Police Service Provincial Task Team and Thohoyandou cluster detectives.

The 42-year-old, traditional healer, was arrested in Mbilwi following an intensive investigation.

Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the man is suspected to be one of the recipients of human remains that were dug from the graves in the Vhembe district.

Read more: Lim SAPS concerned over corpse and body parts missing in Vhembe graves

He will appear in the Makuya Periodical Court today.

Ngoepe added that three other suspects involved in this case appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, 12 September, on charges of violation of graves and corpse.

“They were all remanded in custody until today so they can appear in the Makuya Periodical Court,” he explained.

Read more: Main suspect accused of violating graves in Vhembe, arrested in George

The other traditional healer arrested, will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrates Court on 30 October 2017 and will remain in custody.

Read more: Traditional healer arrested following violation of graves in Vhembe

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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