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| The sisters Peggy LaBossiere, 51, and Rachel Hilaire, 40 / photo from Enterprisenews.com via AP |
Two sisters in Massachusetts are facing multiple charges
after allegedly performing voodoo ritual on a 5-year old girl, burning her while
she was tied down, the Massachusetts police said.
The girl, whose name is unknown yet, was permanently disfigured
after the ritual which was meant to cleanse her from demon.
A Haitian hairstylist, mother of two children, the 5-year
old and an 8-year old, believed that her children were misbehaving “due to
evil spirits”.
She then sought the help of two East Bridgewater sisters,
namely Peggy LaBossiere, 51, and Rachel Hilaire, 40, to rid of the evil spirits
from her kids.
Meanwhile, the 8-year old boy told the police officers that
his sister was tied down as the sisters blew fire on her face and they also cut
her on the arm and collarbone, to draw blood.
The women allegedly threatened to cut the boy’s head off
with a machete.
The sisters, however, pleaded not guilty on January 29 to cases
against them which includes mayhem and assault, batter with dangerous weapon,
battery on child with injury, indecent assault, battery on a child under the
age of 14, and threatening to commit a crime.
They told the police
that they only performed “cleansing baths”, which they already did in the past
for family and friends – this according to the Associated Press.
They also denied injuring the 5-year old and threatening her
brother.
The girl’s mother was LaBossiere’s hairstylist, she was not
charged but was receiving mental health treatment.
The victim suffered a third-degree burn across her face, she
was treated at a hospital and taken into the custody of state welfare authorities,
along with her brother.
Voodoo is a religious practice from centuries ago, when
colonist brought slaves from West Africa to Haiti.
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