{"id":587709,"date":"2022-04-04T05:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T05:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=72400"},"modified":"2022-04-04T05:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T05:15:34","slug":"png-judge-jails-6-sorcery-killers-40-years-each-for-barbaric-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/04\/04\/png-judge-jails-6-sorcery-killers-40-years-each-for-barbaric-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"PNG judge jails 6 sorcery killers 40 years each for \u2018barbaric\u2019 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Clarissa Moi in Port Moresby<\/em><\/p>\n

Papua New Guinea’s National Court has sent a strong message and warning to those accused of sorcery-related violence when it jailed six people for 40 years each for killing a father and his son in Northern province three years ago.<\/p>\n

Acting Judge Camillus Sambua jailed Cameron Jovu, Mike Jofo, Clenty Orotu, Branden Asiko, Andrew Sariko and Jesse Akuma, all from Ambene village in Kokoda, last Thursday for the murder of Bartholomew Umbu and his son Siko.<\/p>\n

The six killers had accused Umbo and Siku of practising sorcery.<\/p>\n