Hundreds of cases of ritual abuse against children are going unreported every year in the UK, experts have revealed. While so-called 'organised ritual abuse' is described as a 'rare but real phenomenon' in Britain, police are concerned that it is heavily underreported and rarely appears in official data. Dr Hanson said organised ritual abuse typically involves family members and starts when children are young. Gabrielle Shaw is CEO of the National Association for People Abuse in Childhood (NAPAC), which runs a helpline for victims of child abuse. Other forms of witchcraft abuse involve perpetrators who genuinely believe the believes they profess.

Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2026 09:41 UTC