Witch hunts, murder and evil in Papua New Guinea
A tide of torture and killing of innocent women linked to ’sorcery’ and the ‘dark arts’ is overwhelming the nation’s police.
Nearly all the residents of Koge watched as Julianna Gene and Kopaku Konia were dragged from their homes, to be hung from trees and tortured for several hours with bush knives. No one came forward to help. In the eyes of the villagers, the women were witches. They deserved to die.
“They used their powers to bewitch a man to death,” said Kingsley Sinemane, a community leader. “We had to get rid of them, as they could have killed others. We had to protect our village.”
Hat tip to Una!
