A 41 year old Korean woman was found dead last Saturday in Germany after under going an exorcism, officials say the cause of death was “suffocation due to massive chest compression and trauma to the neck”. Officials said the woman’s killers used “severe violence” against her, beating her chest and stomach while gagging her with a towel and then a cloth-covered coat hanger according to The Guardian, The relatives allegedly believed that the woman, also South Korean, was “possessed by demons” and tied her to a bed, gagged and severely beat her for two hours with the goal of “driving out the devil”, prosecutors said.

Upon arrival to the crime scene, police arrested 5 people, a 44 year old woman, her 22 year old son, her 19 year old daughter & two boys age 15, one being the victim’s son. The group had arrived in Germany just 6 weeks prior to the exorcism. While investigating, Police found a possible second victim in Sulzbach who was kept in the garage of a home rented to the group. The second victim was found injured and suffering from hypothermia & dehydration. While it is unknown was religious affiliation the group is, in the town of Frankfurt, exorcisms only ever took place under strict supervision of the catholic church and with the permission of the Bishop neither which occured.