‘She’s a witch!’

Wimbledon

A mother and son chanted ‘death by fire’ at their neighbour who they believed to be a witch, a court heard. Leonora Joseph, 76, and Mark Joseph, 56, were convinced Samantha Ginsburg had cast a spell on the pensioner which had made her fall ill. Ms Joseph told Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court she and her son were born again Christians and explained: ‘It is a matter of a spiritual nature. ‘It is witchcraft, in past times they were burned at the…

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