Witchcraft and black magic contribute to increase in child abuse

Child protection cases based on faith or belief are up by a third in the last year in EnglandWitchcraft and black magic are increasingly factors in the abuse of children, councils have warned, with official data showing child protection cases based on faith or belief are up by a third in the last year in England to almost 2,000.Lancashire, Bradford and Leeds recorded the highest number of cases in 2018/19 but social workers across the country logged increasing numbers of incidents on the previou