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| Man beheads 8-year-old niece during exorcism |
| 2005-02-23 |
| Police said on Tuesday they had arrested a man for allegedly beheading his eight-year old niece with a hatchet during an exorcism. The man's wife delivered a stillborn boy two weeks ago and an "exorcist-cum-magician" told him that the victim's mother had performed black magic on them, police said. The exorcist said that to ward off the effects of the evil spell he had to kill his niece, said Mukhtar Tikka, the district police officer of Vehari. "We have arrested Muhammad Asghar for murdering his eight-year-old niece Ramsha," Tikka told Daily Times. Asghar murdered his niece on Sunday and dumped her body in a canal, police said. He later told the family that she had been kidnapped and joined the search efforts, but the girl's mother and his wife knew about the crime and told investigators. The girl's body was found on Monday, Tikka said. "The accused has confessed his crime and police have seized the hatchet," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Put him in an electric chair and turn it to "trickle charge" fo as long as it takes. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-02-23 12:10:30 PM |
| #9 They ought to tie this "exorcist" to a fire ant hill and tape the "proceedings". |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-23 11:23:02 AM |
| #8 Oops! Well, I guess two heads are better than one. ;) |
| Posted by: BH 2005-02-23 10:47:00 AM |
| #7 âexorcist-cum-magicianâ Are we certain this was a failed exorcism, or did he try the ol' put the girl in a box and saw her head head off trick? |
| Posted by: BH 2005-02-23 10:46:27 AM |
| #6 If there's any justice the girl's father will perform an "exorcism" on this idiot. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-02-23 8:50:57 AM |
| #5 Bet the âexorcist-cum-magicianâ doubles his customers after this. |
| Posted by: Charles 2005-02-23 7:01:46 AM |
| #4 I just hope he treats his goats with more respect. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-02-23 4:47:49 AM |
| #3 Muslimutts believe that demons (Jinn, or Hollywood's "geniis") are ever-present, tempting them to do the dirty. It also enables them to point the fickle finger of responsibility, elsewhere. The jinn made me do it. |
| Posted by: ITolYouSoLucy 2005-02-23 4:18:25 AM |
| #2 That was me somehow my cookie has come unstuck |
| Posted by: FlameBait 2005-02-23 2:37:24 AM |
| #1 How did I know this would be a member of the ROP? |
| Posted by: Chuling Omegum6818 2005-02-23 2:35:44 AM |