How Missing Woman’s Decapitated Body Was Found In The Home Of A Traditional Healer

The family of a mother who was raped, murdered and eaten by a suspected cannibal ring have spoken of their heartache. Zanele Hlatshwayo, 25, had been missing since July but police found her decapitated body in the home of a so-called traditional healer.

The healer reportedly handed himself in after confessing to police, but they initially didn’t believe him, the BBC reported.
But when he produced bloodied body parts as proof, they arrested him at his home in the village of Shayamoya in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Police then found more grisly remains stuffed in a suitcase and the victim’s blood-stained clothes.
The mother-of-one’s sister, Nozipho Ntelele , told the BBC: “We can only imagine how she begged for her life, she died an extremely painful death. “Her clothes were covered in grass and dust, which is a clear indication that she had been in a struggle to save her life.”
Her family believe she was the victim of a cannibalism ring – and five men have since been arrested.
Police spokeswoman, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, said the shocking crime unravelled on Friday night when the man allegedly confessed.
She said: “When he was questioned, he produced part of a human leg and a hand. “Further investigation led police to a house where they were met with a foul smell, and more human remains were found. “A second suspect was also arrested in Estcourt and a third in the Amangwe area. “More body parts were found. “It is alleged the suspects raped, killed and cut up the body of a woman, which they then consumed.”
Police also found eight human ears in a cooking pot and other body parts belonging to his victims