WHEN he heard his neighbour screaming, Thomas Maraka wasn’t prepared for the evil he was about to see.
The 27-year-old from Jakkalsdans in Winterveld, Tshwane, found a black rabbit tied with a white and red cloth, beads, two knives and a bowl with pap on Monday.
On the cloth it was written: “Tomi Muraki, whether or not, I am with you, nevertheless.”
Thomas said his neighbours and madala said they must burn the rabbit sent by evildoers.
“I’ve never seen such a scary thing. I don’t know who’d send such a thing. I don’t have enemies.”
Neighbours were woken up by lightning before the rabbit was found.
David Mneya said his roof was hit by lightning at midnight.
Maria Marula (39) said: “I prayed. The lightning sounded as if it was meant for someone.”
When the SunTeam arrived, neighbours had just burnt the rabbit.
Sangoma Humphrey Nkomo said: “The family must consult a powerful sangoma to remove the bad spell.”
Another sangoma, Majoko Hlongwane, said: “When people use a rabbit they want to put a spell on someone so they follow all their instructions without knowing.”