Shocking caller figures uncover that constabulary crossed the UK person investigated hundreds of allegations of witchcraft and voodoo.
At slightest 175 claims of crimes by occultists person been reported successful the past six years with immoderate of the astir wacky claims involving battle and maltreatment involving voodoo dolls and curses.
An accusation petition by The Sun to Britain's constabulary forces recovered that coppers person had to woody with a astonishing fig of cases of alleged uses of achromatic magic.
Some of the astir bizarre cases uncovered included a fishy West Mercia constabulary were hunting who allegedly sent letters threatening to usage voodoo techniques to harm them and North Wales constabulary had to woody with threats from a antheral that helium would usage achromatic magic connected his probation officer.
Police successful Nottinghamshire looked into 78 claims portion successful Humberside constabulary dealt with 60 cases, including six radical who claimed curses caused them to suffer power of their bodies.
A voodoo doll and different items associated with the occult. An accusation petition by The Sun to Britain's constabulary forces recovered that coppers person had to woody with a astonishing fig of cases of alleged uses of achromatic magic (stock image)
A pistillate dressed arsenic a witch successful a forest. In 1 lawsuit a pistillate went to constabulary believing she would beryllium chopped up due to the fact that she was a 'witch' (stock image)
Pendle Hill marked with the day 1612 connected the 400th day of the Pendle Witch trials successful 2012. Twelve women from Pendle were accused of being witches and 10 of them were yet enactment to decease for their alleged crimes successful 1 of England's astir celebrated witch trials
There was adjacent 1 lawsuit of a pistillate who went to constabulary believing she would beryllium chopped up due to the fact that she was a 'witch.'
The accusation petition revealed that astir reports were dismissed due to the fact that ceremonial investigations and prosecutions were not successful the nationalist interest.
However, immoderate were investigated further successful cases wherever intelligence wellness oregon home maltreatment were of concern.
The summation successful alleged witchcraft coincides with the emergence successful popularity of supernatural superstitions online. On TikTok successful particular, hashtags successful narration to witches were utilized 2 cardinal times past year.
Meanwhile, immoderate of the astir fashionable 'witches' connected the societal media tract summation millions of views connected each video.
Surprisingly, Witchcraft was lone decriminalised successful 1951 when the Witchcraft Act 1735 was repealed.
For 200 years being a witch was punishable by decease and astatine slightest 500 people, mostly women, were hung for being alleged occultists.
One of the astir celebrated witch trials successful English past took spot successful Pendle, Lancashire, successful 1612. Twelve women from the surrounding country were accused of being witches and 10 of them were yet enactment to decease for their alleged crimes.
The Pendle Witches, arsenic they became known, proceed to this time to beryllium associated with the area.
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