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Woman tied to stake, beaten and burned alive because villagers believed she was a WITCH
An indigenous tribal leader in Paraguay said Adolfina Ocampos, 45, was making his sister ill because of her 'witchcraft'
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A woman was tied to a pole, beaten and then burned alive because villagers believed she was a witch.
Adolfina Ocampos, 45, was lynched by members of an indigenous community in Paraguay this week and seven men and a teenager have been arrested by police.
Officers said the woman was accused of witchcraft and was taken to a river and submerged under water.
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/woman-tied-stake-beaten-burned-4578809