Witchcraft trio face execution

Kuala Lumpur - A woman witchdoctor, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost…

Kuala Lumpur - A woman witchdoctor, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost their final chance for a pardon yesterday, the official Bernama news agency said.

The three were found guilty of killing legislator Mr Mazlan Idris and chopping his body into 18 pieces in a black magic ritual.

The murder was in July, 1993, and they were sentenced to death in 1995.