A South African mother has reportedly beaten her own seven-month-old baby to death in an attempt to exorcise demons from the child.
IOL reported that Evelyn Jacobs beat the baby continuously for two days, a revelation that has shocked many South Africans.
The woman who is currently facing trial at a South-African Magistrate’s Court is accused of killing her baby after she and her co-accused, Emmanuel Welcome, tried to perform an exorcism on the child.
A police official, Detective Constable Kgositsile Taolo told the court that the incident occurred after Welcome told the mother of the baby that her child was possessed by demons.
“According to the testimony of a witness who wishes to remain anonymous, on October 12, 2016, the accused (Jacobs) and a friend, Veronica, went to Welcome’s shanty on October 12 last year. Jacobs had her seven-month-old baby with her at the time,” Taolo told the court.
Taolo further said that “When they arrived at the shack, Welcome said the child was possessed by evil spirits. The mother concurred and the two accused then beat the child with open hands across her body and head.”
“Welcome also took a Bible and started hitting the child with the Bible on her stomach. Later that night, the child could not sleep as she was in pain,” Taolo added.
The witness told investigators that “the next morning, she was woken up by the baby’s cries. When she looked at where the child and the mother, as well as Welcome, were sleeping, she saw them hitting the child with their open hands. She asked the two accused to stop, as they were hurting the child and could end up killing the baby.”
Jacobs’ legal representatives attempt to secure her bail was denied by the judge as state prosecutors make consider transferring the case to a higher court.
Source: Africafeeds.com
