Three people have been convicted over the torture of an eight-year-old girl they thought was a witch.
The Old Bailey heard the orphan was beaten, cut and had chilli peppers rubbed in her eyes to “beat the devil out of her”, in Hackney, east London.
Jurors were told that the child was cut with a knife and beaten with a belt and shoe to “beat the devil out of her” during her ordeal at a flat in Hackney, east London.
During police interviews, the girl said Kisanga had cornered her in the kitchen and told her “today you die”.
The orphan was brought to Britain from Angola in 2002 by her 38-year-old aunt after her parents died.
Abuses Masquerading as Religion
“Spirit possession is also a common feature of African traditional religion and there is a belief that they can fly or mutate into other creatures”-Dr Richard Hoskins
Ms X, Kisanga and Pinto worshipped at Protestant churches in Dalston and Neasden which catered for people from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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