Child Abuse in the UK: Witchcraft and Possession

Child Abuse in the UK: Witchcraft and Possession


On Christmas day, 2010, Kristy Bamu was tortured to death by his sister Magalie Bamu, and her partner Eric Bilkubi. Kristy was deprived of food and water for three days and three nights. He was struck with a heavy bar and hammer, knocking out his teeth. Ceramic floor tiles and bottles were smashed on his head and a pair of pliers used to twist his ear. According to Kristy’s sister and her partner, Kristy was a “witch”. The prolonged attack of “unspeakable savagery and brutality” was part of a deliverance ceremony (or exorcism), necessary to free the child of alleged possession.