NZ woman drowns and girl's eyes gouged in exorcism

**EJK** · 13th December 2007, 17:19

I was working this morning and the radio inside the building was telling a news about a girl who got her eyes gouged during an exorcism thingy.

I wanted to say "meh" and get over it but the radio was repeating it over and over multiple times.

So I say, seriously wtf?

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand woman drowned in a family exorcism ceremony and her younger cousin had her eyes gouged by relatives in an attempt to lift a curse, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Janet Moses, 22, had her eyes scratched and water syringed into them before drowning in front of 40 relatives during the exorcism ceremony in October, the Dominion Post newspaper said.

Her 14-year-old cousin also had her eyes gouged and water poured down her throat to get rid of a devil the relatives said they saw in her eyes.

The girl nearly drowned and was taken to a hospital where she underwent surgery to restore her vision.

The family believe that the curse started when a family member stole a stone-made lion statue from a local pub, the Dominion said.

"It's a homicide inquiry so I can't comment further," a police spokesman told Reuters.

Link: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200711...0a8ef25_1.html

"It's a homicide inquiry so I can't comment further"

me too won't comment further

**98tls** · 13th December 2007, 17:24

Did the maori bring the devil with them or was he a white man thing......hope they did or look out,more overtime.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 13th December 2007, 17:27

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

I was working this morning and the radio inside the building was telling a news about a girl who got her eyes gouged during an exorcism thingy.

I wanted to say "meh" and get over it but the radio was repeating it over and over multiple times. So I say, seriously wtf?

Ferkin IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!

**98tls** · 13th December 2007, 17:32

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Ferkin IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!

You cant call em that girl....its well.........no idea really but no doubt they will come up with a word for it.Bring back Muldoon i say,illegal or not at least we got rich.

**EJK** · 13th December 2007, 17:34

Gosh think about your eyes getting gouged with a spoon!

There goes my dinner....

**Hitcher** · 13th December 2007, 17:35

The world has gone fucking mad.

**98tls** · 13th December 2007, 17:37

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Gosh think about your eyes getting gouged with a spoon!

There goes my dinner....

You think........these guys have been fucking us the arse for years and you havent noticed.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 13th December 2007, 17:41

Originally Posted by 98tls

You cant call em that girl....its well.........no idea really but no doubt they will come up with a word for it.Bring back Muldoon i say,illegal or not at least we got rich.

Demented fucking MORONS then.. that do???

**98tls** · 13th December 2007, 17:53

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Demented fucking MORONS then.. that do???

maybe...........depends on how they interpret it

**pete376403** · 13th December 2007, 21:38

Just like the body snatching thing - it's *cultural* so probably nothing will happen.
Would be really interesting to see the outcome if (for arguments sake) the eame sort of things were done by (and to) non-"tangata whenua".

**R6_kid:Me** · 13th December 2007, 21:56

Religion - its why the world is fucked. Live your life for what it is, when you die you're gone. There is no devil, and drowning your own family is just fucked up. Shoot them before they spread.

**Hitcher** · 14th December 2007, 07:59

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Religion - its why the world is fucked.

Superstition, prejudice and bigotry have more sway than 'religion', as such. If you disagree, come and gouge my eyes out with spoons.

**Coyote** · 14th December 2007, 08:09

Religion is not such a bad idea when it teaches people to be kind, humble, help and respect others, etc. It's the fundamentalists that are the problem, the ones that don't take blood transfusions and treat anyone outside their religion as a demon.

**Stickchick** · 14th December 2007, 08:11

This happened a few months back I believe and I think it is awesome that they are finally looking at prosecuting someone for Janets murder and attempted murder of her cousin.

The police orginally said that they were unsure what charges were likely to be laid, if any, due to the sensitive nature of the cultural belief