A trial date is to be set for the tragic case of a South African pastor who was burnt alive for having a magic penis

Twelve people, nine men and three women between the ages of 28 and 50, are to appear in a Mpumalanga court on charges of murder and arson following the death of Albert Malwane. The villagers burnt the pastor to death after claiming that he had been talking to animals and was using an invisible penis to sleep with women in the community. The deceased was dragged from his home and set alight on a nearby hill. His house was also burnt to the ground and his wife and daughter have subsequently gone into hiding. The community had accused Malwane's wife of turning into a snail and terrorizing the village. Following the pastor's death, the accused have claimed that Malwane's family had made the villagers sick after the funeral. The deceased’s own father has also said that he believes that a curse was released following his son’s death.