Complex sentence: The persecution of those believed to perform malevolent sorcery against their neighbours continued right into the twentieth century, for instance, in 1997 two Russian farmers killed a woman and injured five other members of her family after believing that they had used folk magic against them.
Split into simpler sentences: The persecution of those believed to perform malevolent sorcery against their neighbours continued right into the twentieth century. For instance, in 1997 two Russian farmers killed a woman and injured five other members of her family after believing that they had used folk magic against them.