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IOL has reported on a series of frightful experiences by local residents in Verulam, outside Durban in the province of KwaZulu Natal. Pretty freaky stuff going on down there:

Highway Sheila shifts her haunt

By Yogas Nair

The infamous Highway Sheila has hitched a lift to Verulam under disguise. Myth or fact? I don’t know, but according to several locals “the woman in black” has been seen doing her rounds in the area on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast over the past few days.

A still terrified Jane Rajpaul, 42, of Buffelsdraai Road, Redcliffe, said she encountered Sheila (hereinafter referred to as Redcliffe Sheila for purposes of identification) on two consecutive nights and has since been having sleepless nights.

Said housewife Rajpaul: “I was returning home just before midnight last Tuesday after fetching my son from work from Gateway (shopping centre) when I spotted a grey car parked outside a shop at the entrance of Redcliffe.

The back doors were open and I saw a woman sitting outside the car, in front of the boot.”

‘Her hair was long and wild and it covered her face’

The woman was dressed in a black top and from her waist down there was just a “white glare”.

“Her hair was long and wild and it covered her face. I felt a cold shiver run down my spine and I sped off in fear that she might show her face.”

Rajpaul claimed that the following day she saw “Sheila” again in exactly the same position at the same time, while returning home after fetching her son. She was again terrified.

“I now use an alternative route because I fear seeing her again.”

She said “Sheila” was the talk of the town and word was that she had come to Verulam after “hitching a lift with a man from Chatsworth”.

‘Sheila was the talk of the town and word was that she had come to Verulam after hitching a lift’

An adamant Rajpaul said she believed in ghosts and was sure “Sheila” was a reality and not a figment of her imagination.

She said a friend, who had also encountered “Redcliffe Sheila” at night, described her as having “wild eyes and huge teeth”.

Another Redcliffe resident, Nirasha Gurwoo, 23, claimed she had also met the “spooky” lady.

Said Gurwoo: “She has untidy, had long hair and appears to be naked from her waist down. I saw her last week at about midnight, at the same spot, next to a grey car, while returning home with my family. She was dressed in black with white from the waist down. I, and others in our car, became terribly scared and drove off. I have been unable to sleep since then,” added Gurwoo, who now carries a knife for protection from evil.

Ever since Post reported on the claimed sighting of Highway Sheila in Chatsworth two weeks ago, the newspaper has been inundated with calls from people who claim to have also encountered her.

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To read on, read the full article on IOL.