South African Traditional Healer Convicted of Decapitation

The High Court in Durban has handed down a life sentence to a traditional healer for the killing and decapitation of 39-year-old sex worker Desiree Murugan.

The Durban courthouse of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa.

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