Times Of Swaziland: MAN COLLAPSES, DIES IN FAMOUS  CHURCH

MAN COLLAPSES, DIES IN FAMOUS  CHURCH
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BY LINDELWA MALINGA on 29/06/2016 07:41:00


MBABANE – A man collapsed and died while waiting to be prayed for in one of
the famous churches at Sidwashini, Mbabane during a Sunday service.
The 57-year-old man was from Nginamadvolo in Pigg’s Peak and a case of sudden
death was opened with the police.
According to sources, the man was visiting the church which holds its services
in a warehouse at Sidwashini, with his daughters.
Some of the congregants said they did not see what happened but only witnessed a
commotion after the man had collapsed.
A post-mortem will be conducted on the body of the man to determine the cause of
death as an enquiry case has been opened with the police.
The man is said to have arrived at the church just when the service had started
and he sat down among other congregants.
It was gathered that the pastor then called for those wishing to be prayed for
to stand up so he could lay his hands on them.
The man is said to have also stood up and waited for his turn to be prayed for,
however, he collapsed.
At first, it was thought that it could be the ‘normal’ collapse of
congregants who then come back to their senses after a couple of minutes.
However, in this instance, first aid had to be administered to the man after it
became clear that he was not regaining consciousness and emergency services
personnel and the police were called.
The man was rushed to hospital where he was certified dead by medical
practitioners.
The pastor of the church, when reached for comment regarding the incident, said
they prayed for a lot of sick people in the church and they had doctors who
attended their services as well.