Wanganui District Health Board canned its natural therapy clinic after senior doctors expressed concerns about “witchcraft” being practised at the hospital, leaked documents reveal. Full story here
The mother of a prime suspect arrested over the shock killing of a seven-year-old girl in Mtwapa broke down in tears yesterday after she was charged with the murder. Read more here
Willowvale – A convicted murderer was jailed for 15 years on Friday by the Willowvale Regional Court, Eastern Cape police said. Full story here
A woman sarpanch (village head) was arrested for the torture of four people, three of them women, over witchcraft in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, taking the total arrests in the case to four, police said Thursday. Read more here
Harare – Residents of Harare’s high density suburb of Kuwadzana are living in fear after claims that a local primary school child was a victim of witchcraft. More here
The Police in Katwe have arrested a man who abducted his own child for ritual sacrifice. Full story here
An angry mob took it upon itself to burn down houses belonging to four different families that had long been suspected of witchcraft at Ihahi village in in Mbarali district, Mbeya region. Read more here
Papua New Guinea police have rescued two women accused of sorcery who were about to be set alight, a report said. Read more here
On webindia123, a news report reveals that several unknown assailants murdered Kaushalya Sardar, a 65-year-old tribal woman living in the Jharkhand state of India, following accusations of black magick practices against her. Sardar, a widow, lived alone in Matuku Panchyat of Potka in the village of Pitchli at the time of the murder. While the killers remain at large, Sardar’s daughter is accusing two people of the heinous crime. She has filed complaints against the unnamed suspects. More here
Malawi’s leading anti-witchcraft civil group said Tuesday it has received $600,000 from the government of Norway to help eradicate sorcery.The funds would be used to conduct a three-year nationwide drive to educate people against the dangers of witchcraft. More here
