British 'witch' beaten to death

Kelly Bamu and her siblings were forced to pray for days before being beaten and tortured. Photo / Thinkstock

The sister of a British teenager who was allegedly beaten to death because relatives thought he was a witch sobbed yesterday as she described how she and her siblings were forced to pray for days before being beaten and tortured.

Kelly Bamu, 21, was giving evidence against her older sister Magalie Bamu, and her brother-in-law Eric Bikubi.

The couple, from Forest Gate, East London, are accused of torturing and killing 15-year-old Kristy Bamu because they believed he had been possessed by evil spirits.

Bamu and Bikubi are charged with murder and two counts of assault. Bamu denies all charges.

Bikubi has pleaded guilty to assault and guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.