PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BEHEADING "WITCH"
two men in Papua New Guinea who murdered a woman by chopping her head off
1 MIN READ
two men in Papua New Guinea who murdered a woman by chopping her head off with a knife were sentenced to death by hanging.
Justice Mark Sevua of the National Court ordered Sedoki Lota, 22, and Fred Abenko, 20, of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province to be hanged after they pleaded guilty to murdering the woman, who they accused of killing their fathers with witchcraft, the Post-Courier newspaper said. The court was told that on July 9, 2005, the two men entered Marcia Kedarossi's home, blindfolded her and tied her hands before beheading her with a bush knife.
Justice Mark Sevua of the National Court ordered Sedoki Lota, 22, and Fred Abenko, 20, of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province to be hanged after they pleaded guilty to murdering the woman, who they accused of killing their fathers with witchcraft, the Post-Courier newspaper said. The court was told that on July 9, 2005, the two men entered Marcia Kedarossi's home, blindfolded her and tied her hands before beheading her with a bush knife.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: International Herald Tribune, 04/10/2007)
KEEP READING
ALL THE NEWS · DEATH PENALTY On the same front

DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - Aziz Roshanayi executed in Shiraz on September 2

DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - 3 men executed in Mashhad on September 2

DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Pakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi

DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Bangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya

DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
IRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2

DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 30, 2026
