‘Witchcraft’ child abuse cases up are up by a third as research shows almost 2,000 children suffered ritualistic abuse in the UK last year Nov14 by Joseph Saraceno Nearly 2,000 children suffered abuse last year for reasons connected to witchcraft, council chiefs said yesterday. MORE Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Related