KWEKWE
—
A
self-styled
prophet
and
eight
of
her
followers
from
a
white
garment
church
have
been
arrested
in
Kwekwe
in
connection
with
the
death
of
a
54-year-old
man
during
an
alleged
exorcism
at
a
shrine,
police
said.
Charity
Mafirowanda,
46,
was
taken
into
custody
along
with
congregants
Talent
Khumalo,
42,
Bongani
Paraffin,
33,
Admire
Makota,
23,
Ronald
Mandiedza,
24,
Margret
Zireba,
21,
Lyton
Ndlovu,
19,
Arnold
Mashiri,
23,
and
Pauline
Banda,
33,
according
to
a
police
statement
issued
Sunday.
The
group
is
accused
of
administering
a
concoction
to
Micky
Chuma
on
June
18
at
a
shrine
in
Mbizo,
Kwekwe,
in
an
attempt
to
expel
what
they
believed
were
evil
spirits.
Chuma
died
during
the
ritual.
Police
allege
the
suspects
then
carried
Chuma’s
body
to
his
residence
and
placed
it
on
his
bed,
covering
it
with
blankets
in
an
apparent
attempt
to
conceal
the
circumstances
of
his
death.
Authorities
say
investigations
are
ongoing.