«Mbamba» was tortured for hours by crowds which accused her of merciless witch practices.
Last Sunday noon, an enraged mob paraded a weary old woman, half naked, along the streets of the New Bell neighborhood in Douala, for close to two hours, reproaching her of reeking witch practices. The furious prosecutors said "Mbamba" as the more than 80-year-old woman was fondly called, had mysteriously swallowed several children at the New Bell locality, and lures many pregnant women to enigmatic miscarriages.
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