Posted on 07/02/2010 12:34:30 PM PDT by mainsail that
HARARE - A ZIMBEBWEAN woman killed her infant son and sold one of his ears for US$20 (S$27.95) to a traditional healer wanted for ritual murders in neighbouring Mozambique, police said on Thursday.
'We can confirm that the woman Christine Hofisi from Chipinge (near the Mozambican border) strangled her 18-month-old son to death and cut off his left ear,' deputy national police spokesman Oliver Mandipaka told AFP.
'Hofisi sold the ear to a traditional healer notorious for ritual murders in Mozambique. She sold the ear for US$20 but was given US$10 with the balance to be paid later.
'She is currently in custody in Chipinge. We are still investigating the case of murder and the investigations will extend to to Mozambique where the traditional healer is based.'
Mr Mandipaka said the traditional healer known as Maheza was facing criminal charges in his home country after being found with 11 human skulls, but he skipped bail and is now believed to be living in the border area.
Rituals murders though not common in Zimbabwe often involve traditional healers and business people who believe that the use of magic potions mixed with human organs can bring them good fortune.
Gotta love that multiculturalism!
Yet more proof that all cultures are not equal.
“Yet more proof that all cultures are not equal.”
Exactly, some would have gotten more than $19.99 for it :)
Sounds like a candidate for asylum or illegal immigration to USA
What about the other ear? I’d pay a good price for it.
Oh, Zim. I only get excited if it’s in the States, and even then I’m not truly shocked depending upon the neighborhood.
This is what Obamas mom did with him. Sold his brain for $40!
“She sold the ear for US$20 but was given US$10 with the balance to be paid later.”
She should have held out for a coupon for a free small french fries with the purchase of a hamburger and regular soft drink.
Just think how much Obama’s ear would have fetched!
“a candidate for asylum or illegal immigration to USA”
Yeah she should head down to the UN depot where european leftists hand-pick them, tell them what to do, and put them on planes to America.
*What about the other ear? I’d pay a good price for it.*
My thoughts exactly. Weren’t there any competing businesses that would have paid for the other ear?
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We have a complete ass in the White House for sale as well.
“Diversity is our strength.”
We have a complete ass in the White House for sale as well.
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I suppose in aggregate that is true . . .
BO is half-assed, and MO is so generously assed that she is at least 150% of a normal ass. That makes the requisite volume, with a little margin to spare.
Sorry, folks...
But this is just way too damned sad and sick to even qualify for dark humor.
I agree. It’s evil, I don’t care what the culture.
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