A couple have been jailed for life after torturing and drowning a teenage boy they accused of being a witch.
Fifteen-year-old Kristy Bamu was killed by his sister Magalie, 29, and her partner, Eric Bikubi, 28 in a bath at their tower block flat in Newham, east London, on Christmas Day 2010 after days of being abused.
He had come to London from Paris with his two brothers and two sisters to spend the festive season with Magalie, during which time the couple accused him of putting spells on a younger child.
The pair were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey last week, and on Monday, Bikubi was ordered to serve at least 30 years and Bamu a minimum of 25 years.
Judge David Paget told the couple the case was particularly serious and involved sadistic behaviour, saying: "It was prolonged torture involving metal and physical suffering being inflicted before death.
"The belief in witchcraft, however genuine, cannot excuse an assault to another person, let alone the killing of another human being," he added.
Source:http://www.itn.co.uk/home/40456/Pair+jailed+over+witchcraft+case
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