Kenyan woman gruesomely murders her
six-month-old son in bid to 'free him' of
demons
Irene Mbithe has been arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, after she
ripped out her six-month-old son's tongue and disemboweled him
in an attempt to exorcise him after she became convinced he
was possessed by demons. Residents raised alarm and called
police after Irene's aunt, Catherine Muthama, arrived at the
house and saw the gruesome scene.
'When I arrived I was surprised to see the mother having pulled
out the tongue of the baby and I screamed at her asking why she
had killed him,' the aunt said. The woman is believed to have cut
out her son's tongue and scooped out his intestines in an
exorcism attempt which neighbours say lasted all night.
The mother, who looked remorseful yet confused, said she meant
no harm to him: 'God punish me if I have done anything wrong to
my son who I love so much and have prayed for years to
conceive and give birth to.'
Police took Mbithe for questioning at the Kayole Police station
while the body of the baby was taken to the mortuary.
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