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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-05 09:12 AM
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African healer who could not give blood loses case

(Filed: 22/10/2005)

The High Court ordered the conviction yesterday of a traditional African healer who refused to provide blood after being suspected of drink-driving.

Nyararia Mukandiwa, 33, had escaped conviction at a magistrates' court after saying he could not give blood "for spiritual reasons".

He was described as a licensed traditional healer registered with Zinatha, the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association.

He also said he was a spirit medium, known as a Mhondoro, and considered himself possessed by spirits. He had to avoid situations that unexpectedly drove him into a trance.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/22/nblood22.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/22/ixhome.html
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