Papua New Guinea Cult Members Arrested for Cannibalism
The 29 cult members allegedly murdered a group of witch doctors, ate their brains raw and made soup from their penises.
By SAMANTHA GROSSMAN | @sam_grossman | July 14, 2012 |
Kimbe Bay on the Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea
Authorities in Papua New Guinea have arrested 29 members of a ‘cannibal cult,’ who’ve been accused of murdering seven witch doctors in the country’s jungle interior. The cult members reportedly ate their victims brains raw and concocted soup from their penises, the Associated Press reports.
Despite the criminal charges they face, “they don’t think they’ve done anything wrong; they admit what they’ve done openly,†Police Commander Anthony Wagambie, of the Madang province, told the Associated Press. The killers said they were seeking revenge against the witch doctors, whom they claim were evil sorcerers who extorted money and demanded sex from poor villagers in exchange for their services.
By eating their organs, the cult members believed they would personally benefit by absorbing their supernatural powers and becoming bullet-proof, Wagambie said. These types of beliefs are common, he said, estimating that between 700 and 1,000 cult members live scattered throughout Papua New Guinea’s northeast interior. The majority have likely consumed human flesh.
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