Policewoman Dies During Cleansing Ritual as Family Demands Answers

Cleansing Ritual Drowning Leaves Family DevastatedThe family of a North West policewoman who died during a cleansing ritual drowning is demanding answers after the 49-year-old lost her life in a Free State river.Dimakatso Getrude Boqo, who had served at the Potchefstroom Police Station near Ikageng for about 20 years, died during the ritual at Scandinavia Farm in the Free State on Saturday, 12 September 2026.