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Kenya: Youths warned against fake, fatal ‘witch-hunts’

YOUTH have been warned against killing elderly people they suspect of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.

India: Woman branded witch, beaten up

A tribal woman in Rajasthan was branded as a witch and beaten up by five of her relatives, against whom she filed a police complaint Saturday, an official said. Read more here.

South Africa: Two arrested in alleged muti killing

JOHANNESBURG – Authorities have arrested two people in connection with a suspected muti killing after a pregnant woman was found dead in Dawn Park in eastern Johannesburg. Read more here

South Africa: Study on impact of muti murders on community

The murder of the 36-year-old Rumbidzai Manyere has led an anthropologist to journey to the Soutpansberg to gain more insight into the symbolism behind muti murders and the impact they have on the local community. Read more here.

Zambia: Ruth Mbandu murder trial starts

TRIAL in the matter in which a Lusaka pastor, George Kalomo is accused of killing his niece Ruth Mbandu finally opened in the Lusaka High Court yesterday after Kalomo and his two co-accused persons denied the suspected ritual killing that shocked the nation last year. Read more here.

Kenya: Police shield Bamburi ‘witch’

A suspected “witch” was yesterday rescued by police after he was accused of bewitching a student at Utange area in Kisauni district. Police officers from Bamburi police station were forced to fire live bullets in the air to disperse the residents and family members who were baying for his blood. Read more here.

Nigeria: Witchcraft Palaver Rocks Asaba

Asaba, the capital of Delta State, is currently alleged to be awash with the activities of witches. Read more here.

Uganda: Ritual killers could get up to 35 years

People convicted of cases in connection with ritual sacrifice may face up to 35 years in jail under the new amendments on the witchcraft and children acts, a legislator has said. Read more here.

Florida: Gunman Blamed Witchcraft Before Killing 6 and Being Shot Dead

A man accused of shooting and killing six people at a Florida apartment complex called 911 just hours before, charging that he was a victim of witchcraft. Read more here.

Ethiopia: City doctor on mission to cut epilepsy ‘witchcraft’

A SOUTHAMPTON doctor is leading a global mission to eradicate the use of ‘witchcraft’ to treat epileptics in one of the world’s poorest countries and give them a chance of leading a normal life. Read more here.

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