A man with a history of drug-crazed, allegedly eating his screaming, newborn son during a witchcraft ritual. A few years ago, he went crazy due to the effects of drugs.
Police said locals on the outskirts of the town of Tabubil, in Western Province, woke on Thursday to the screams of the baby.
Beset with the grisly sight of the father allegedly eating his child, an angry mob chased him to the police station where he was detained after a short struggle.
Police said the discovery was too late to save the baby, who died of his injuries. "The community is upset, angry but there is also a lot of fear and anxiety because there is a belief in sorcery or witchcraft." said Sergeant Demas Tapea, police commander in the Western Province town of Tabulil.
"Locals are saying the man was carrying out a sorcery ritual, or initiation, to become part of some sort of special society," he added.
In 2009, it was estimated at least 50 people were killed that year in sorcery-related murders in sudden or unexplained deaths in isolated communities.
Via - smh.com.au , 5 Feb 2011
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