Koran healer killed newly-married woman by trampling on her neck

Police in Yemen have arrested a Koran healer who allegedly cures spiritual and physical diseases by reciting verses from the Koran, after the death of a patient in northern city of Ibb.

Relatives of a 23-year-old woman had taken her to the spiritual doctor saying she suffered from psychological problems.



The husband of the newly-married woman said that the healer told them that she was suffering from a demonic possession and magic and that he had to use forces to treat her. The woman died when the man trampled over her neck in an attempt to “exorcise a demon from her body”.

The husband collapsed when he heard about the death of his wife as they had only recently married. Koran healing centres can be found in every corner of the country. Healers say that this practice can treat mental and other diseases.