Fears of COVID-19 ‘time bomb’ in PNG as unexplained deaths spark sorcery claims, torture and murder

When a young boy died suddenly in Tatape Village in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, his relatives said dark forces were at work.

Four women were accused of using sanguma — a local term for sorcery or witchcraft — to kill the child. 

Sergeant Daniel Olabe from the Hela Police Command alleges…