The 'exorcism' that turned into murder
When a young Nicaraguan woman became mentally ill, the pastor in her village decided to carry out an exorcism to expel her "demons".
I am a senior journalist working with the BBC Panorama team.
Before this, I was on the BBC World news desk, and I previously worked for Index on Censorship, the Guardian and Reuters.
I also co-created two BBC podcast series, Fake Heiress and Fake Psychic - investigative docudramas.
I am currently based in London, having previously lived in Washington DC, Buenos Aires and other places. I speak Spanish (and rusty French), and have a particular interest in Latin America.
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