A girl is in police custody after residents within the southern province of Songkhla accused her of being a witch and sacrificing neighbourhood cats.
Yaowaluck Boonchum was accused by a cat owner of being into the occult after killing her five-month-old Persian cat as a sacrifice. The 44 yr outdated girl denied the allegations, saying she is a cat lover, including she by chance ran her automobile over the pet.
The owner of a five-month-old cat named Garfield complained to the Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDF) on Sunday, February 19, that her neighbour kidnapped the cat and killed it as a sacrifice.
Garfield’s proprietor informed the WDF that different neighbours in the space believed that Yaowaluck was some kind of witch after witnessing her carry out an odd ritual-type dance in her home.
Several stray cats in the area additionally disappeared and folks imagine Yaowaluck is behind all of it. Some residents said they witnessed Yaowaluck tie up cats by their legs and beat them till they died.
Garfield’s proprietor defined that when her cat disappeared she suspected Yaowaluck and when she noticed a black trash bag in front of Yaowaluck’s home and decided to open it. Sure sufficient, Garfield’s useless body was inside.
Undiscovered said locals in the area did not dare to current themselves as witnesses in the case because they were afraid of Yaowaluck.
Yaowaluck was arrested yesterday and questioned at Muang Ngam Police Station. She insisted that she did not mean to kill the cat and claimed it was an accident. She said the cat walked into her home after which later she accidentally ran her automotive over it. She informed police she was a cat lover.
Yaowaluck additionally denied that she was superstitious, a witch or into the occult. She informed police she was a Buddhist but recently converted to Islam.
According to a report on Thairath, police discovered that Yaowaluck used medication and allege that this led to her abusive actions against animals.
Officers have not but concluded the case but told Thai media they need to take a look at more proof before concluding the case..