Gletwin traditional healer, wife jailed for raping mentally challenged teen

HARARE, Aug. 13 (NewsDay Live) — A Gletwin traditional healer and his wife have been jailed for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl who had been taken to their shrine for spiritual healing.

The healer, Gathry Chiredzero, popularly known as Madzibaba Gathry, was sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison, while his wife, Diana Chauke, 37, received an effective 15-year term for aiding the crime.

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