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'Witch hunters' have killed a mother and her four children in India

Six men have been arrested for the murders, as local police say more people might be arrested in the coming days.

A village from Orissa

A village in rural Orissa, India. Source: Getty

Six men have been arrested for killing a woman and her four children, including a 10-month-old baby, over suspicion that she was a witch who killed a girl, according to Indian police. 

Angry villagers broke into the woman’s home in eastern Odisha state and hacked her and her children to death with farm tools before dumping their bodies in a well, said investigating officer Sushant Dash.

More in English via SBS News.


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By May Rizk

Source: Reuters, SBS




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