Residents still afraid that “evil creature” might return

The “evil creature” that had allegedly been terrorising residents in the villages within the Elim area has seemingly disappeared.

However, some residents are sceptical that it has gone for good. They suspect that it might come back to strike again whenever it gets hungry and thirty for blood.

A victim of the vicious attack, Ms Florah Matombo (44), said that her hand was feeling much better now. “It has not come back, but one cannot say we are relaxed or safe,” she said. “There's always fear in our hearts because there are some people who say that the evil creature is still around. There are those who say that it is hiding in the mountain near Mashau-Bodwe.”

The residents of Chavani village were shocked when a creature, which residents believed had evil strength and energy, attacked and severely injured residents between 23 July and 1 August. All attacks happened in the night or at dawn, when it was dark outside.

“It jumped at me and came straight for my throat with a devilish intention to kill me,” Matombo had said.

The creature, which reportedly had the shape of a dog, had supposedly attacked more than 25 residents.

Another resident, Maxwell Chauke, said that the residents must get together, contribute some money into one pocket and get a sangoma who would use his or her divine power to kill the evil creature. “This is a serious case – what if it strikes back with more power and kills us all?”

Date:21 August 2015

By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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