Case file · Witch trials
A woman burned as a witch in Tema
In November 2010, a 72-year-old woman, Ama Hemmah, was doused in kerosene and set on fire in Tema, near Accra, by people trying to force her to 'confess' to witchcraft; she died of her burns.
2010 CE · 5.67, 0.00 · status: official
The account
Five people, including a self-described pastor, were arrested. The case drew national attention to violence against old women accused of witchcraft, which also feeds the northern witch camps.