More Women (and men) Attacked and Killed For Allegedly Practicing Witchcraft (In Florida too?!!)

Week after week there are more reports of women being beaten, tortured and murdered for allegedly practicing witchcraft in remote areas around the world and often it seems that authorities are unable or unwilling to educate possible perpetrators and protect the vulnerable.

As we have previously reported on Ghost Stories, the European Union is currently funding a nationwide project in Tanzania worth 300million euros to protect women and educate communities due to the large amount of especially older women who are subjected to violent attacks and murder after being accused of 'witchcraft.'

This week, we receive further reports of women and men being subjected to violent attacks under the pretense of practicing 'black magic.'

Today, in Bihar, eastern India, we hear from zeenews.india.com that an elderly couple have been killed by their neighbours for allegedly practicing witchcraft.  The couple, Janki Manjhi and his wife Lakshminia Devi had their throats slit late on Friday in Pathra village of Gaya district says the report.

It goes on to report that 'The practice of branding women as witches and torturing them continues unabated in the remote and rural areas of Bihar.'

And further still 'two years ago, the Bihar Human Rights Commission had directed the state to expedite probe and trials in cases related to offences under the Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 1999.'

A second such case has been recorded, of all places in THE UNITED STATES, St Augustine Florida where a heavily pregnant woman was attacked with a rock (see video) by her neighbor who accused her of practicing witchcraft and black magic in order to harm her family.

The huge rock used in the attack, which is shown in the video luckily only hit the victim, Esther Horton on the arm and didn't cause as much harm as it could have.

The attacker, Annie Olomua has been arrested for aggravated assault and is being held at St John's County jail. 

Annie Olomuawas arrested for aggravated burglary and is being held at the St John's County jail

was arrested for aggravated battery and is being held at the St. Johns County jail. - See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/pregnant-woman-attacked-neighbor-over-claims-witch/nmCcz/#sthash.MV6AYfWM.dpuf

was arrested for aggravated battery and is being held at the St. Johns County jail. - See more at: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/pregnant-woman-attacked-neighbor-over-claims-witch/nmCcz/#sthash.MV6AYfWM.dpuf