Mob kills 'witches' in Kenya

May 21, 2008 

Reports vary regarding the ages of the victims. Deputy police spokseman Charles Owino told the Associated Press that the youngest was 40 years old, and that most were between 70 and 90. BBC News reports that the victims were all between 80 and 96, citing provincial police officer Anthony Kibunguchy. 
A Kisii Central district commissioner Njoroge Ndirangu stated the mob used a list to select the victims, who were then accused of bewitching mob members' sons and daughters. 
A textbook in a local primary school contained the minutes of an alleged witches's meeting. Belief in witchcraft is widespread in the district, and ostracism and attacks against alleged witches have occurred before. This spree of attacks targeted an unusually large number of people.
Mob kills ' witches ' in Kenya May 21 , 2008 Reports vary regarding the ages of the victims . Deputy police spokseman Charles Owino told the Associated Press that the youngest was 40 years old , and that most were between 70 and 90 . BBC News reports that the victims were all between 80 and 96 , citing provincial police officer Anthony Kibunguchy . A Kisii Central district commissioner Njoroge Ndirangu stated the mob used a list to select the victims , who were then accused of bewitching mob members ' sons and daughters . A textbook in a local primary school contained the minutes of an alleged witches 's meeting . Belief in witchcraft is widespread in the district , and ostracism and attacks against alleged witches have occurred before . This spree of attacks targeted an unusually large number of people .
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