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Two Kilifi elders escape death in church over witchcraft claims

Kalume Charo Karisa,66 from Soyosoyo village in Zowerani Sub Location in Kilifi North Constituency speaking to a journalist on Tuesday ,April ,2018.His family ganged up with villagers and attacked him in Upendo Church Soyosoyo alleging that he has bewitched his niece.They tore his cloths leaving him half naked[Maureen Ongala,Standard]

An elderly man and a woman escaped death yesterday after they were attacked by family members who accused them of witchcraft.

The two were accused of casting a spell on a girl who reportedly went insane in Soyosoyo village in Ngerenya, Kilifi North constituency.

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