Woman tied upside down, beaten with sticks by herbalists until she died in fake exorcism

A woman in Pakistan has died after herbalists held her against a tree and beat her with sticks during a fake exorcism

- The woman's husband, who took her to the fake healers, tried to put an end to it but they failed to heed his pleas

- Police investigations as well as a post-mortem examination on the woman's are ongoing

A woman in Punjab, Pakistan, has died after fake spiritual healers tied her head down against a tree and beat her with sticks during a fake exorcism.

The woman screamed in pain but the fake herbalists did not stop

The woman's husband, Nazar Hussain, consulted the fake spiritual healers, named as Abdul Hameed and Amaanullah, who then convinced him that his wife needed exorcism.

The two then tied Suriya Begum and set upon her with sticks while directing what they said was holy smoke towards her.

When Suriya started screaming in pain and Nazar frantically asked them to stop, they refused and went ahead with the brutal fake ritual.

Nazar had to take Suriya to hospital afterwards, but doctors pronounced her dead. Police investigations as well as a post-mortem examination of Suriya's body are ongoing.

For similar cases of fake spiritual healing in Pakistan and other Asian countries, see the video below.