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Jun 20, 2009 News
Three women who were involved in a botched obeah ritual that led to a man suffering burns about his body, were remanded to prison yesterday, when they appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.
The three women, Zipporah Braithwaite, 27; Meena Oreedhan, 47; and Elijah Butler, 40; were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Rickford Lowe.
The women, who were unrepresented by counsel, were not required to plead to the indictable charge. They stood motionless as it was read to them.
The three are accused of burning Lowe during an obeah ritual, which they claimed would have rid him of demons that had possessed him.
The prosecution’s case is that Lowe was at his home watching television, when his mother and sister came into the house accompanied by the ‘obeah woman’ and another female.
He said that to his surprise, they started to pray over him with camphor and a bottle of Limacol.
The ‘obeah woman’ then lighted a candle and started to pour the Limacol and camphor on him, after which she ignited the flammable liquids.
Lowe said that with fire all over his lower body, he ran out of the house and soaked himself in a reservoir of water. He was then rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted.
Yesterday, the women stepped up their chants in court and even ventured to offer a veiled threat to the prosecutor.
They are to return to court on June 26.
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