Village stoning breeds fears
Ever since some 500 people laid siege to the home of traditional healer pov Sovann, dragged him out and brutally stoned him to death over the course of eight hours on Sunday, two opposing sets of fears have gripped members of his community in Takeo province’s Bati district. One group, perhaps the majority of this small community, is happy to see the man gone, but fears the spirit of the dead “sorcerer” will possess a successor – his wife – who will continue the same spiritual slayings that they believe left nine in the community dead over the past two years. …
Vong Sokheng and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/village-stoning-breeds-fears
