The Twisted Tale of Modern Child Mutilating Witch Doctors

A medieval-sounding practice ported to the modern age

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Over a decade ago, a boy was found lying in a bush barely alive. His head, neck and back had been struck by a machete and one of his testicles had been removed. The boy was attacked while walking home from school but, miraculously, survived. He was in a coma for over a month…