The beatings were reportedly the result of an exorcism attempt
ree people were arrested for the two murders PHOTO: SAPS
TWO young Nkandla girls were reportedly brutally beaten to death by family members and their pastor in an alleged exorcism attempt.
On Sunday, police officers were led, through an anonymous tip-off, to the scene of ‘something sinister unfolding’ at a house in Ezimambeni.
According to police records, when they arrived on scene, they were greeted with hostility by the family members.
On entering the house, police found two girls, both aged nine, who had been severely beaten.
‘One of the girls was already deceased and the other unconscious,’ said SAPS provincial spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele.
The unconscious girl was rushed to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a few days later.
‘Upon questioning the family members on the girls’ injuries, they alleged that the girls had been attacked by evil spirits.
‘The family further alleged that the young girls had been complaining that the evil spirits were beating them up and instructing them to drink blood.
‘In response to the girls’ attack by the evil spirits, the family also beat up the girls as a form of exorcism.