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Lightning strike kills woman: Witchcraft or Mother Nature?

Monday, December 05, 2022 | 9430 Views |

Phodiso Baatweng was struck by lightining on Thursday

Within the half-hour the rain clouds gathered, lightning struck and she was dead.

The family of a young woman has been left with more questions than answers as they too wonder if their relative's incident was witchcraft or just an unfortunate incident by Mother Nature.

When she left home to fend for her family on Thursday, 29-year-old Phodiso Baatweng would have never imagined the tragedy that awaited her.

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