Fiji police say teens dug up grave for witchcraft

Fiji police say teens dug up grave for witchcraft
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Summary The dead man's brother alerted police in the town of Savusavu to the incident this week.


SUVA:  Fijian authorities claim two teens dug up a grave, stole a skull and hid it as part of a plan to practice witchcraft.

 

The teens, aged 17 and 19, were due to appear in court Tuesday charged with unlawfully disturbing a grave and "pretending to exercise witchcraft."

 

A statement from the Fiji Police claims that last November the unnamed teens dug up the grave of a 60-year-old man who had died four years earlier and then hid the skull under a tree about a mile away.

 

The Fiji Times newspaper reported the dead man s brother alerted police in the town of Savusavu to the incident this week. The Times said the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in jail.

 

A police spokeswoman couldn t be reached for comment Tuesday. 

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