Four suspects were accused on Tuesday of the death of a young woman in an "exorcism ritual" that took place four years ago. According to a report, 22-year old Nesma M. was forced to drink large amounts of salt water, as her husband, his parents, and a self-proclaimed "Islamic miracle healer" tried to cure her infertility by "expelling demons".
PM: Anklageerhebung wegen Tötung der Ehefrau durch „Salzwasserkur“ zur Teufelsaustreibung pic.twitter.com/txtYC92VTJ
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As a result, on 7 December 2015 she died in a Berlin hospital of pulmonary embolisms and excess fluid in the brain, as medics were unable to save her life.