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A traditional healer from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, Misheck Ncube (42) appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court for possession of articles of criminal use, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is reporting.
The case
It is the state’s case that on the 27th of May 2024, Police detectives received information suggesting that Ncube was in possession of counterfeit money at his residence. Acting on this information, detectives apprehended the accused person at Tredgold, Bulawayo, on the same day.
Ncube led the detectives to his home where a search brought a plastic under a pillow in the bedroom containing counterfeit notes denominated in United States Dollars and South African Rand, totaling USD14 870 and ZAR400 respectively.
In court, Ncube saidt he used the counterfeit money in his traditional practice when he deceived victims into believing that they could attain wealth through money rituals, requiring an initial payment of USD5 CM in some instances.
When his victims came to complain that the rituals had not worked, he would claim that the victims had failed to perform the enchantment correctly, thereby rendering the ritual ineffective. The accused person would then refuse to refund his victims.
The sentence
Ncube was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment of which 2 months were suspended. A further 4 months were suspended on condition of 140 hours of community service. The counterfeit money was forfeited to the State.
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