Elderly woman rescued from sorcery torture in Port Moresby
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Elderly woman rescued from sorcery torture in Port Moresby
PORT MORESBY: Police rescued an elderly woman who was held captive
and tortured for two days here.
It was the fourth sorcery case to be investigated by
police here, with other cases in 5-Mile, 2-Mile and Hohola last year.
The woman was bound and tortured and forced to admit
that she was guilty of of practising sorcery in Konedobu in a settlement known
as Newtown.
The news break was reported by The National:
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By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
AN elderly woman was rescued by police in Konedobu, Port Moresby, after
she was tortured for two days by angry relatives who alleged she had caused the
death of her own son.
The incident comes four days after National Capital District Governor Powes
Parkop gave K50,000 to police to help them with investigations into the torture
of five women in Kagua, Southern Highlands, recently.
This is the fourth sorcery allegation to be investigated by police in Port
Moresby, with the other cases reported at 5-Mile, 2-Mile and Hohola last year.
The elderly woman from Chuave, Chimbu, was kept bound and tortured and forced
to admit that she was guilty of the accusation at Konedobu in a settlement
known as Newtown.
Police Commissioner David Manning confirmed that his office was alerted to the
plight of the woman by the Tribal Foundation.
“The message was relayed to the office of the NCD/Central command who tasked
the unit of Fox 203 to respond,” he said.
“I have been told the woman has been rescued and is now in the care of others,
with police investigating the case.”
NCD/Central Commander Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anthony Wagambie
Jr condemned the ill-treatment of the woman.
“The bruised and distraught victim was allegedly beaten and held captive for
over two days,” he said.
“My office issued the instructions when we were told of the hostage situation,
and Fox unit 203 was dispatched.”
Wagambie said: “We cannot allow this sick culture to take root in this city.
“If you beat up and deprive the rights and liberty of a person; the law will
deal with you.
“Port Moresby is a metropolitan city inhabited by a multi-racial community.
“Whatever beliefs there are, this should not be happening in this day and age,
especially in a metropolitan city.”
Wagambie said law enforcement agencies would have to work together and
undertake a massive awareness on sorcery-related violence and killings to
educate the masses, and remind them about the consequences.
According to relatives of the deceased and his mother, the family home was
destroyed by angry neighbours of Newtown.
From the cases of sorcery allegations reported in NCD, no one has been arrested
in connection to the tortures.
Police are continuing their investigations.
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