Horrific: Priest feeds followers ‘holy water’ with rat poison, 5 die

A South African man, who calls himself Prophet Light Monyeki, recently hit headlines for making his followers drink water mixed with rat poison.

In a Facebook post that has evoked a lot of criticism, the self-proclaimed Godman drinks some of the water, before sharing it with his disciples, saying that they ‘are all beyond death.

Within a few hours, five individuals died, while several others were hospitalised .

The incident has sparked a police investigation, but no arrests have been made at present.