The Local Sweden

Sweden's self-described witch hunter caught

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:30:38 +0200

The 38-year-old man who escaped from psychiatric care in Sweden after being locked up for a "witch hunt" plot to kill his brother-in-law and 56 other people has been arrested.

Naked Swedish witches prepare to mount

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:28:00 +0200

If you see a naked woman travelling backwards later today, it could be a drunk Swede using public transport on Walpurgis Night. It could also simply be one of our Swedes of the Week, the witches setting off for a date with the devil.

Sweden jails couple for exorcist beating

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:12:00 +0200

A Swedish district court on Tuesday jailed a couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo for performing exorcisms on the woman's daughter, whom they considered to be a witch, by threatening and beating her.

'Exorcism punishes kids for family's woes'

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 +0200

With several recent cases of parents attempting to exorcise their "witch" children in Sweden, Congolese-Swedish pastor Josef Nsumbu explains the kindoki belief at the heart of the abuse.

Swedish court jails exorcist parents

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:33:00 +0200

Two parents in Borås, southern Sweden, who tried to exorcise demons from their young daughter by beating her and making her drink urine, have been found guilty and jailed for aggravated assault by a Swedish court.

Parents beat 9-year-old girl for 'being a witch'

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:47:00 +0100

Two parents from western Sweden are facing charges that they savagely beat a 9-year-old girl and forced her to drink her own urine because they thought she was a witch.

Dutch crime writer backs Swedish theme park

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:25:00 +0200

Dutch thriller writer Ton Theunis is the initiator of a project to establish a new "WitchWorld" theme park in Mönsterås, a rural municipality in southern Sweden.

Witches help lift Sweden's job loss curse

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:41:00 +0100

An enterprising Swedish company seeking to hire 20 witches has provided a welcome break in the country’s otherwise steady flow of dismal employment news.

Secrets of Swedish witch hunt revealed

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:19:00 +0100

A manuscript containing previously unpublished information about witch trials in northern Sweden has been discovered in a museum archive in northern Sweden.