February 14, 2017
Pakistani woman dies in fake exorcism after being brutally tortured by ‘healers’
shaoran2012FILE PHOTO © Mohsin Raza / Reuters A woman in Pakistan has died during a fake exorcism, after her ‘healers’ tied her upside down to a tree, beat her with sticks, and fanned her with smoke and heat. The incident began after Soraiya Begum, a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan, in Punjab province, began talking to herself. Her unusual behavior led her husband to believe she had been possessed by ‘djinns,’ evil spirits described in Muslim mythology. In an effort to fix the situation, the man contacted people who claimed […]