Seven People Accused Of Witchcraft Beaten And Burned Alive In Tanzania

Seven people accused of witchcraft were hacked with matchets and burned alive by a mob of villagers in Tanzania.

Five of those killed were over the age of 60, while the other two were around 40, according to the police.

It was revealed that, 23 people had been arrested in connection with the crime. Among those arrested was the traditional healer or witch doctor.

Josephet John, whose parent were killed in the attack, told Tanzania's newspaper

"When i returned home in the evening, I found my 
mother lying 10metres away from the house, while the body of my father was burnt inside the house."

The assult in the village of Murufiiti took place on Monday but reports only emerged after police announced the arrests of the suspects.