SIGNS OF THE TIMES:
Mother Beat Baby to Death with a Whip and a Bible in 'Exorcism"
LATEST MADNESS FROM THE MODERN WORLD
According to shocking new
court testimony, the mother of a seven-month-old baby girl allegedly
beat the infant continuously for two days in an attempted exorcism.
An unnamed witness revealed
the terrifying details on Wednesday during a bail application for Evelyn
Jacobs. Jacobs and Emmanuel Welcome face charges in the murder of the
baby.
The witness spoke in a South African Magistrate's Court.
"According to the testimony of
a witness who wishes to remain anonymous, on October 12, 2016, the
accused (Jacobs) and a friend, Veronica, went to Welcome's shanty,"
Detective Constable Kgositsile Taolo, the investigating officer, told
the court, according to Nigeria's daily newspaper The Punch. "Jacobs had her seven-month-old baby with her at the time."
"When they arrived at the
shack, Welcome said the child was possessed by evil spirits. The mother
concurred and the two accused then beat the child with open hands across
her body and head," the officer continued. "Welcome also took a Bible
and started hitting the child with the Bible on her stomach. Later that
night, the child could not sleep as she was in pain."
The attack on the child
continued the next day. "The witness said the next morning, she was
woken up by the baby's cries," Taolo said. "When she looked at where the
child and the mother, as well as Welcome, were sleeping, she saw them
hitting the child with their open hands. She asked the two accused to
stop, as they were hurting the child and could end up killing the baby."
The two continued to abuse the
baby, however. The witness said she grabbed the child, but "as she was
about to leave with the child, Welcome grabbed the infant by the feet. A
tug over the infant then ensued. The mother came and assisted Welcome
and the two successfully managed to get the child away."
"The mother then placed the
child on the bed and handed Welcome a rope, which she instructed him to
hit the child with," the detective continued. "Jacobs took off her
slippers and hit the child with the shoes. The child was crying and the
witness again tried to take the child, but was unsuccessful."
Jacobs allegedly took a
leather whip called a sjambok and used it on the child. At this point,
Taolo said the witness recounted being unable to stomach the abuse and
left the shanty to cry. "The mother followed her and told her not to
worry about the child as they saw that the child was not human but a
snake."
When the witness returned to
the shack, she saw the mother feed the child milk, but she then emptied
out the bottle and filled it with salt and water. "The child refused to
drink the salt mixture. The mother again beat the child and Welcome took
the jug containing the salt water mixture and poured it onto the
child's face."
"The child then stretched out
her hands and kicked as the water was poured onto her face," Taolo
recounted. "The mother said that it was a sign of evil spirits and that
she was sticking out her tongue like a snake. The mother told the
witness to step away from the child, warning her that she would suck her
blood."
After attempting to save the baby from a dog, the witness finally gave up, leaving the accused with the child.
Taolo said the witness later
returned to check on the child and found that her right foot was
bleeding. When she asked the mother about this injury, Jacobs responded
by saying the child belonged to her. The next morning, the child started
crying once again.
"The mother took a bucket with
water and put salt, as well as cleaning agents, into the water," the
detective continued. "She mixed all the ingredients together and bathed
the baby in it. When she took the baby from the bucket, the child's body
was stiff and foam was coming from her mouth. The police and an
ambulance were then called."
Taolo testified that the child
died in a gruesome manner and asked the court not to grant Jacobs bail.
"The accused has no previous record or pending cases. However, the
manner in which this innocent, defenceless child died, was gruesome.
This is a small child who has been robbed of her future," the detective
said.
"The accused has two other
children, a six-year-old boy, and a one-year-old daughter. The children
are staying with family in Pampierstad. The accused has no contact with
the children and the family want it to remain that way," Taolo said.
"They fear for the safety of the children should the accused be
released."
Jacobs' lawyer, Meghan
Kleinsmith, pointed out that the mother had already been in custody for
nearly a year and six months. Even so, the state lawyer Shareen Links
noted that Jacobs had opted to abandon her bail awaiting the outcome of
her psychiatric report, which indicated she was fit to stand trial.
Magistrate Cornelia Voster denied Jacobs' bail application.
While the Roman Catholic
Church does indeed believe demons can impact people, this "exorcism" did
not follow its guidelines. The Catholic Church warns that medical
explanations should be exhausted before proceeding to an exorcism. Rev.
Andrew Menke, executive director of the U.S. Council of Catholic
Bishops' Secretariat of Divine Worship quoted the introduction to the
rite of Exorcism in a statement to PJ Media.
"In the case of some
intervention that is said to be demonic, the Exorcist should above all
use the utmost circumspection and prudence as a matter of necessity," he
quoted. "First of all, he should not too easily believe that someone is
possessed by a demon, when the person may be laboring under some
illness, especially of a psychological nature."
"Catholic Priests who are
deputed to be exorcists regularly work with doctors and psychologists in
the evaluation of the situations they encounter," Menke concluded.
Furthermore, Catholic
exorcisms involve reciting the rite and occasionally the use of holy
water, not slamming a Bible on someone or forcing them to drink or bathe
in salt water — and especially not forcing these things on a baby.
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