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Palestinian teen dies in Hebron after ‘exorcism’ beating
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA young Palestinian man has died after being badly beaten in an “exorcism”, medical and police sources in the West Bank town of Hebron said.
The family of the 19-year-old with psychological problems had called in two “healers”, a man and a woman, who beat the young man to drive out evil “spirits”, Palestinian police sources say.
He was critically injured and taken to hospital in Hebron where he died, police and medics said.
The pair who administered the beating were arrested, as were the victim’s father and brother.
–AFP
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