Exorcism

Victim given 300 stitches on face and other parts of body

Police say victims were tied with ropes and also burnt with hot iron rods

Critics warn exorcism can be a form of spiritual abuse as priests report jump in possession claims

Victim hospitalised for multiple injuries

Witnesses said he told villagers children were possessed before attacking them as their families watched

Witnesses said she was stripped naked and thrown on a pile of wood that was set alight

According to victim’s father Shaukat was a retired policeman and had moved into the neighbourhood

Prosecutors say that the woman began talking to herself and lashing out for no apparent reason