23 people has been arrested due to a killing involving 7 suspected witches who were rounded up, attacked and burnt to death in the village of Murufiti, Tanzania.
Police chief Jafari Mohamed said: “They were attacked and burnt to death by a mob of villagers who accused them of engaging in witchcraft.
“Five of those killed were aged over 60, while the other two were aged over 40."
Villager Josephat John told Tanzania’s Mwananchi newspaper: “When I returned home in the evening, I found the body of my mother lying 10 metres away from our house, while the body of my father was burnt inside the house.
“They will appear in court to face murder charges.”
Many people in Tanzania still believe in black magic. They blame witchcraft for misfortunes such as poverty, infertility and failure in business.
Reports from Tanzania's Legal and Human Rights Center estimates up to 500 alleged witches which includes mostly elderly women or what they called "albinos".
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