Six individuals, including a pastor, have been arrested and detained for allegedly torturing a 61-year-old woman accused of witchcraft in the Bongo District of Ghana.
The group, which reportedly included a lecturer and a teacher, is accused of publicly humiliating the woman by accusing her of witchcraft and subjecting her to a trial by ordeal. They have been charged with offensive conduct and trial by ordeal.
The incident occurred on August 1st when the suspects allegedly stormed the woman’s home, dragged her out, and paraded her through the community.
They subsequently took her to a soothsayer, where she was coerced into confessing to being a witch. The woman’s son reported the crime to the police, leading to the arrest of the six suspects.
The remaining suspects involved in the abuse are still at large.
