JOHANNESBURG - A Lesotho-born sangoma appeared briefly in court on Thursday accused of helping a mother murder her two-year-old son.
Sebokoana Khounyana, a 50-year-old Lesotho national, previously told the court he intends to plead guilty. But his defence team attributes the sangoma's courtroom outburst to his lack of legal support at the time.
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The sangoma reportedly led police to Kutlwano Shalaba's shallow grave. The child’s mother is accused of selling him to the sangoma for R75 000.
Prosecutors allege that Keneilwe Shalaba turned to the sangoma to kill her child because she was unhappy with the baby’s gender.
The case has rocked her Vanderbijlpark community.
Khounyana is due back in court on the 25th of June, when his bail bid will be heard. He and Shalaba remain in custody until then.
By: Naomi Kobbie has the latest.