Couple face jail for murdering 'witch' teenager A couple are facing life in jail after being found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering a teenager they accused of practicing witchcraft. On Christmas day 2010, 15-year-old Kristy Bamu was tortured before being drowned in a bath by his sister Magalie, 29 and her partner Eric Bikubi, 28. The youngster died after three days of being attacked with implements including knives, sticks, metal bars, a hammer and a chisel. It is reported that he was in such pain following his refusal to admit to sorcery that he "begged to die." Kristy, from Paris, was visiting the couple in Newham, east London, with his two sisters and two brothers when the attacks occurred. Kristy was reportedly singled out and was struck in the mouth with a heavy bar and hammer, knocking out his teeth. The sisters were also tortured but escaped after "confessing" to being witches, whilst the brothers were urged to join in the attacks. One of the sisters, who cannot be identified, told the court: "They started talking about kindoki, witchcraft and this and that. It was as if they were obsessed by witchcraft and then it became absolutely unbearable. They asked if we were witches. I repeated again and again and again that we were not witches," she said. I did not know what was going on in their minds. They decided we had come there to kill them. Kristy asked for forgiveness. He asked again and again. Magalie did absolutely nothing. She didn't give a damn. She said we deserved it. Calling Magalie "an idiot," she said: "I am sure she still believes even to this day that we are witches. I have no pity for her. She had no pity for us. Bikubi admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility caused by brain damage, but this was rejected. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of causing actual bodily harm to the girls. Magalie denied the assaults but was found guilty.