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In Papua New Guinea, witch hunts, torture and murder are reactions to the modern world

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Jackson Kapo, who witnessed Kepari Leniata being burned alive after being accused of witchcraft. Photo: Tallulah Photography
Jackson Kapo, who witnessed Kepari Leniata being burned alive after being accused of witchcraft. Photo: Tallulah Photography

As Kapo reveals, not all the witnesses responded with horror as flames engulfed Leniata’s body. Some felt her fate was deserved. Her crime? She was blamed for the death of a six-year-old neighbourhood boy who had succumbed to a diarrhoeal condition after several days of illness. Read More

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