THE last witch executed in Europe was a victim of "judicial murder" more than 200 years ago, the government of the Swiss canton of Glarus said yesterday.
The decision to exonerate Anna Goeldi, executed in 1782, came after a long debate in the Swiss state. It was initially blocked by local authorities and the Protestant Church.
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