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amynicole21	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 05:47 AM
Mmmm. Ice cream! Group: Moderators Posts: 11,773 Member No.: 69 Joined: 31-March 03	A PREGNANT woman in Papua New Guinea who was hung from a tree after being accused of sorcery gave birth to her baby while struggling to free herself. Nolan Yekum and her husband Paul were dragged from their house and hung from a tree by fellow tribesmen who accused them of sorcery after the couple's neighbour suddenly died. Their ordeal occurred in Kilip village near Banz in Western Highlands Province, PNG's newspaper The National reported today. The woman and her baby girl, her third child, were doing well in Mt Hagen Hospital after two weeks in hiding, the report said. Her husband said men entered their house in the middle of the night with a rope and tied it round their necks, accusing them of sorcery over their neighbour's death. They were dragged outside and hung from a tree, he said. "We managed to loosen the noose to get our feet on the ground ... we were able to free ourselves. "My wife, who was about seven months pregnant, delivered the baby while struggling to free herself. "It was a painful experience for me and her," Mr Yekum said. He said he pleaded with villagers to wait for his neighbour's post-mortem examination and he accused local police of failing to act. The couple denied practising sorcery. -------------------- The Administrators of the Parenting Club take violators of the Terms of Service Agreement seriously. Please report any suspicions to the Moderators. Report a violation using the "report" button in the upper right corner of the offending post.

sparkys2boys	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 06:07 AM
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A&A'smommy	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 09:48 AM
Praying For Spencer Group: Moderators Posts: 29,769 Member No.: 243 Joined: 11-August 03	OMG that is TERRIBLE!!!!!!! --------------------

Jackie012007	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 10:08 AM
Gold Member Group: Members Posts: 1,273 Member No.: 4,017 Joined: 22-June 06	wth?! wow, glad they are okay! -------------------- Jackie - mama to Carly Evelyn (01-05-07) and Bride-to-Be (02-28-09)

holley79	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 10:10 AM
Platinum Member Group: Members Posts: 9,140 Member No.: 2,515 Joined: 19-September 05	How horrible. Sounds so midevalish (if this is even a word). -------------------- Holley~ Loving wife to Shawn, (03/22/03), stepmom to Brandon (5/23/88), mom to Annika Lily (12/28/05).

CantWait	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 10:48 AM
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~Roo'sMama~	Posted: Feb 26 2008, 12:00 PM
My two cuties :) Group: Members Posts: 7,394 Member No.: 788 Joined: 29-September 04	OMG that's HORRIBLE! I'm glad they're ok. -------------------- Sara ~ Wife to Scott, Mommy to Andrew 6-12-05, Alison 2-20-07, and our angel in heaven 4-20-06

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