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Rrabeisane in court

Rrabeisane Traditional Healer PIC: FACEBOOK
Rrabeisane Traditional Healer PIC: FACEBOOK

Traditional healer Kamogelo Keitlholetse, popularly known as Rrabeisane, is expected to take the witness stand this week in the murder trial of Thato Tsametse.

Rrabeisane is one of the traditional healers who Tsametse sought protection from. He, however, would not have any of it and went on to report to the police. Rrabeisane became widely popular with his 'flying dish' last year in the search for little Tlotso Karema who was later found dead.

Tsametse is set to stand trial for the murder of his cousin, Arnold Kitso Fortune Ofentse, five years after the alleged incident. Tsametse is accused of slitting the throat of his 16-year-old cousin to claim P50,000 in insurance money, which he used to purchase a Honda Fit car and a cellphone.

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Mob justice isn't just

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