Nicaraguan pastor jailed for burning woman to death in 'exorcism'
An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in a so-called exorcism ritual.
Vilma Trujillo, 25, died in February after being tied up and thrown on a fire.
The group had denied killing her and said she was possessed by the devil.
"The suffering that Trujillo was subjected to is something no human being should go through," said judge Alfredo Silva.
Pastor Juan Rocha, 23, plus his siblings Tomasa and Pedro Rocha, and Franklin Jarquin and Esneyda Orozco, were convicted of murder.
This was devastating to hear, poor woman
ReplyDeleteThis tragedy could have been prevented if there wasn't an abuse of power from the pastor's side. This news was so unfortunate to hear.
ReplyDeleteVery saddening indeed.
ReplyDeleteJust another example of extremists taking it way to far
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad thing to hear.
ReplyDeleteWow! This was a disturbing short article. Hope Vilma Trujillo is doing well in Heaven. I couldn’t read what happened without my jaw falling! The judge’s response was very true! No human deserves that!
ReplyDeleteFrancesca Bozza
The pastor is that is possessed by the devil. This is brutality. It is a crime.
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