Public Prosecutor demands suspended jail sentence

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Conditional jail term for faith healer

Published: Friday 22 May 2009 14:20 UTC
Last updated: Friday 22 May 2009 14:45 UTC
The public prosecutor's office has demanded a conditional 12-month jail term against faith healer Jomanda, plus a two-year period during which she will not not be allowed to hold healing sessions. The public prosecutor is accusing the healer of being co-responsible for the death of actress Sylvia Millecam, who died in 2001 from untreated breast cancer.

Jomanda is said to have convinced Ms Millecam that she was merely suffering from a bacterial infection and dissuaded her from visiting a regular doctor. In the same court case, two alternative practitioners were on trial, against whom eight months of conditional prison terms were demanded. They too would be barred from treating patients for two years.

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Faith healer faces suspended sentence

Friday 22 May 2009

Faith healer Jomanda is facing a 12-month suspended jail sentence for her role in treating tv presenter Silvia Millecam, who died of cancer in 2001.

Jomanda and other alternative therapists are currently on trial in connection with Millecam's death from breast cancer. She had rejected tradtional treatment.

The public prosecution department says Jomanda should get a suspended sentence for telling the actress she did not have cancer. The two therapists face eight and four months in jail, both suspended for two years.

If found guilty, the ruling means Jomanda would be sent to jail if she persists in holding her mass faith healing ceremonies within a two-year period, news agency ANP says.