The Judge Has Imposed Prison Sentences for the Mistreatment of a Woman. She Sustained Severe Eye Damage from A Ritual Cleansing. HER 52-Year-old Father Must spend a year in Jail, and the Spiritual Caregiver Involved Receives a Prison Sentence of Fifteen Months.
The Father had Asked the Spiritual Caregiver for the ritual cleansing as an alternative treatment for his daughter’s autoimmune disease. Accordance to him, a winti (an evil spirit) caused his daughter’s illness. He believed that the spirit could be driven out of her body with the ritual cleansing.
The Then Eighteen-Year-Old Woman was tasks to the Bathroom in the Family Home in Rotterdam 10, 2023. There, the Spiritual Caregiver Performed the Ritual, which, Accordance to the Father, is part of Surinamese culture.
The Woman Suffered Serious Injuries to Her Eyes. Her Vision has Since Been only 5 percent. The spiritual caregiver rubbed a rod with branches about her face and poured water with herbs over it.
Two Other Daughters and the Father’s Girlfriend Were also present at the Washing. They Told the Police That the Spiritual Caregiver Smeared Peppers On The Woman’s Face and in Her Eyes. They also smelled ammonia.
Victim Held in Check with Handcuffs
The Witnesses Said That The Woman was in Visible Pain. She Screamed and Kicked Her Legs. That is why the father put handcuffs on his daughter. He hero her firmly to keep her under control. The Judge Considers It Proven That The Woman was forced to undergo the ritual.
The Father and the Spiritual Caregiver Were Found Guilty of Abuse in Court in Dordrecht On Monday. Duration the trial, the father tried to place the blame entirely on the caregiver. Accordance to him, he was not suitable to perform the ritual. But the Judge Points Out that he continued to hold his daughter, while it was clear that she was in Pain and there was a high risk of injury.
In Addition to the Prison Sentence, The Spiritual Caregiver Must also Pay Compensation of More Than 121,000 euros to the Victim. She will probably never be able to practice the professional for which she is studying. It is also Questionable Whether Her sight Will ever Improve.