June 20, 2017 2:55 PM

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Self-proclaimed sorcerer sentenced to death by Yangon court

In Myanmar, a self-proclaimed sorcerer was sentenced to death by a Yangon court today for killing three children in an exorcism ritual he believed would banish evil spirits that possessed them. <br/><br/>Black magic practitioner Tun Naing was convicted of beating to death two toddlers and an eight-month-old baby late last year in a village outside Myanmar's commercial capital. <br/><br/>Witnesses said, he told villagers the children were possessed by evil sprits before attacking them as their spellbound families watched.<br/>'<br/>Myanmar still has capital punishment on the books but has not executed anyone for decades, so the sentence may end up being commuted to 20 years in jail.

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