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Jun 22, 2009 News
– cites his mother’s involvement
The Buxton man who was burnt during a botched ‘obeah’ ritual a week ago, may not give evidence in the trial of the three women who caused his injuries.
The reason is that, his mother is one of the accused.
According to a source, although the man, Rickford Lowe, has given police a detailed statement of what transpired, he informed investigators that he is unwilling to put his mother through a court ordeal.
On Friday, the man’s mother and two other women appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court and were remanded to prison on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
The women, Zipporah Braithwaite, 27; Meena Oreedhan, 47, and Elijah Butler, 40, are accused of burning Lowe during an ‘obeah’ ritual which they claimed would have rid him of ‘demons’ that had possessed him.
According to the police, 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 lit 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 Hospital where he was admitted.
However, after his discharge from the hospital, the man reportedly approached the police and informed them that he was unwilling to give evidence in the matter, since his mother was involved.
A source said that should the man not offer evidence against his mother, all of the accused could go free.
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