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Suspected Penis Snatcher Beaten to Death
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BANJUL (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man accused of stealing a man's penis through sorcery was beaten to death in the West African country of Gambia on Thursday, police said.



A police spokesman told Reuters that Baba Jallow was killed by about 10 people in the town of Serekunda, nine miles from the capital Banjul.


Reports of penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure.


The police spokesman said many men in Serekunda were now afraid to shake hands, and he urged people not to believe reports of "vanishing" genitals. Belief in sorcery is widespread in West Africa.


Seven alleged penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs in Ghana in 1997.




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At first I read that title as, "Suspected Penis Scratcher Beaten to Death" and I was quite frightened.


"Reports of penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa"

Note to self, cancel safari.

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Originally posted by scooper
, with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure.

Note to self: Do not invite West Africans over to swim in my pool...