Call To Tackle 'Witchcraft Pastors'
Campaigners are calling for a change in the law to make it a criminal offence to demonise a child, it is reported.
The move comes after police told the BBC that they were unable to charge an African pastor who accused children of witchcraft in this country.
A BBC investigation broadcast last year connected Pastor Dieudonne Tukala to a case where a father branded his son with an iron because he believed the child was a witch.
The Metropolitan Police launched an inquiry, but after 10 months of investigation no charges have been brought. It is not against the law to accuse a child of witchcraft or to pray for a child to die. Full Story
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The move comes after police told the BBC that they were unable to charge an African pastor who accused children of witchcraft in this country.
A BBC investigation broadcast last year connected Pastor Dieudonne Tukala to a case where a father branded his son with an iron because he believed the child was a witch.
The Metropolitan Police launched an inquiry, but after 10 months of investigation no charges have been brought. It is not against the law to accuse a child of witchcraft or to pray for a child to die. Full Story
Related: religion, wicca, pagan, spells
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