Man claims spirits told him to hit his son

A Somalian man today admitted holding his baby son by the feet and hitting his head off a wall after evil spirits told him to "hit him, hit him".

Man claims spirits told him to hit his son

A Somalian man today admitted holding his baby son by the feet and hitting his head off a wall after evil spirits told him to "hit him, hit him".

Yusif Ali Abdi told the Central Criminal Court that he took 20-month old Nathan from his bed and killed him as the evil spirit 'Jinn' was telling him to "take him, take him, take him".

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