Shalaba of Boipatong township, 55 miles south of Johannesburg, had her phone calls analysed which led police to a sangoma or 'witch doctor' working out of a nearby taxi rank.

According to Mackles, an expert on the subject, by harvesting and consuming the parts, a witch doctor, or "sangoma", will capture the victim's life force and energy.

Testimonies included one witness claiming Smith had discussed selling her children for 20,000 rand (£850) each, while another revealed plans to give her daughter to a "sangoma" healer desiring ...

Shalaba of Boipatong township 40 miles south of Johannesburg in Gauteng Province had her phone calls analysed, which led police to a sangoma or “witch doctor” working out of a nearby taxi rank.

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