Sick killer eats children's brains as medical 'cure' – Weird China News

china.globaltimes.cn — A lot of agencies are covering this story, but none with the rather colourful adjectives that the Global Times uses. Take the lead: "A madman in Southwest China's Yunnan Province is accused of murdering children and devouring their brains as a witchcraft cure for epilepsy. Parents and children in Baoshan's Xianqi village are horrified by the gruesome murder of an 11 year-old boy who went missing January 23 and a three-year-old girl whose lifeless body was found the same day, both with their heads ripped open."

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Sick killer eats children's brains as medical 'cure'

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Ryan 1 year 46 weeks ago

Just noticed this is a dupe (see links in "Similar Stories") -- but really, the reason I linked to this is the Global Times' use of language, so I'll keep it.

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