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97 convicted in mass trial for PNG 'sorcery' killings

97 convicted in mass trial for PNG 'sorcery' killings
People set fire to a pile of rubbish on top of a woman believed be practising witchcraft [Photo: AsiaPacific News]

All of the 97 people accused of the sorcery‑related killings of seven people in 2014 have been convicted of murder after a mass trial in Papua New Guinea.

It has been described as PNG's biggest trial in recent years.

The National newspaper reported all 97 accused were found guilty at the National Court in Madang on Friday of killing seven people.

They had pleaded not guilty in April and a joint trial was conducted.

The paper reported the men were members of a group of about 189 males who marched for at least 10 kilometres wearing war paint to seek out and kill sorcerers living in Sakiko Village.

Source: RadioNZ

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