Elderly woman arrested on suspicion of practicing sorcery
“Some islanders had lodged complaints with the police over the course of several days about the Gemanafushi woman practicing sorcery and threatening to use sorcery,” the police said.
29 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
A 66-year-old woman was arrested from the island of Gemanafushi on Sunday on suspicion of practicing sorcery and black magic.
The police said today that she was taken into custody based on intelligence information. “Materials used for black magic” was found from her residence.
“Some islanders had lodged complaints with the police over the course of several days about the Gemanafushi woman practicing sorcery and threatening to use sorcery,” the police said.
The Gemanafushi magistrate court has extended her remand detention to seven days.
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