Five members of the same family were charged with the murder of a
prophet who had been called to their their home in the village of
Mazonde, Zimbabwe to help them cleanse their house of evil spirits.
According to local newspaper, Zed 24 News, the accused family
identified as Leanmore Mutero, Tonderai Muswere, Michael Muchengeti,
Manasa Mutero and Nicholas Mutero, appeared at the High Court in Harare
facing a murder charge for participating in the death of self-professed
Prophet Shamiso Kanyama, who accidentally died during a healing
ceremony.
Pastor Kanyama had reportedly asked his followers to bury him alive so that he could summon more cleansing powers to heal the
family that had been plagued by mysterious deaths.
