A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe.
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe. The decision to clear Anna Goeldi's name came after long debate in...
The last witch beheaded in Europe has been absolved as a victim of "judicial murder" more than 200 years after her death. The parliament of the Swiss canton of Glarus decided unanimously to clear the name of Anna Goeldi, who was executed in 1782 for an alleged case of poisoning.
Anna Goeldi, the last witch executed in Europe, has been granted a posthumous pardon, more than 200 years after she was beheaded for a young girl's death, Switzerland's domestic ATS news agency said.
