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Family killed for witchcraft in Assam

March 19th, 2006 · No Comments

This was on the BBC today.
A family of five has been beheaded in Sonitpur district, north-east India, by a mob who accused them of witchcraft.
The tea plantation worker and his four children had been blamed for causing a disease which killed two other workers and made many unwell in Assam state.
About 200 villagers tried and [...]

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