British police say they have investigated more than 80 witchcraft-based child abuse cases in the last decade, and warned that the practice is “far more prevalent” than previously believed.
Authorities say the belief in witchcraft is widespread and growing in some African immigrant communities in Britain.
The disclosure came as a couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Magalie Bamu and Eric Bikubi, were sentenced to life in prison for torturing and drowning the woman’s 15-year-old brother, Kristy Bamu.
The “hidden crime” was in fact the chilling effect of political correctness in policing and social work circles that inhibited discussion and investigation of this horrid crimes – just as similar things have happened to Muslim women in the UK.