Police in Chikwawa district have arrested a herbalist, identified as Neva Chinamulangu, 48, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl.

According to the district’s Police Spokesperson, Dickson Matemba, the victim was offered to the herbalist by village headwoman Mponya as part of a ritual to secure her reinstatement to her position.

“The village headwoman ( who has also been arrested) was fired from her position in 2022 for some reasons and in August 2025 she went to the herbalist to seek charms to be reinstated.

“Chinamulungu instructed her to bring him a young girl to have sex with as a ritual. The village head did as instructed and was allegedly reinstated,” Matemba said.

Meanwhile, the two have been arrested after the victim reported her ordeal to her parents.

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