[Graphic] A man almost loses his leg from flesh-eating bacteria in Hammanskraal

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A 70 years old man from Ramotse in Hammanskraal says he doesn’t know what could’ve went wrong in his life having lived a healthy lifestyle almost all his life.

This is after suffering from flesh-eating illness for almost four years now.

The man who did not want to be named for personal reasons said that the illness emanated from a small injury he got from his bicycle as he was getting off it.

He said that the injury from the paddle was so minor that he wiped off the blood with his hand and paid no attention to it as it was not painful.

“As I got home my wife asked me what happened I said nothing serious and asked her to give me cloth to wrap the wound. I slept thinking tomorrow I’ll go find an aloe to apply on the wound.”

“I was shocked to wake up the following day to find pus on the wound already” he said.

He added that the wound only started to be painful few weeks later and it got worse and produce a smell during his hospital visit. He also said that he would see maggots that would eat the flesh if he covers the wound.

“I tried all the western medication but things started to get better when I visited a traditional healer Mr Mahlasela Manganye.”

Mr Manganye says that he believes this could be witchcraft because the wound had even started to spread to his left hand.

“I have once treated a woman who had a similar case, usually these things are sent by people who also cannot undo the damage” said Manganye.

He said that people die from such evil wounds if they are not treated quickly.

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