Guinea healer held over faking hundreds of pregnancies

Police in Guinea say they have arrested a healer for conning hundreds of women into believing they were pregnant.

Madam N'na Fanta Camara gave women who had been unable to conceive a mixture of leaves, herbs and other medicines that caused them to bloat and look pregnant.

More than seven hundred women aged between 17 and 45 are believed to have been affected by Ms Camara's pregnancy "cure".
 
For her services, patients paid 33 dollars, in a country where the average monthly wage is around 48 dollars.

Police believe Ms Camara made thousands of dollars a month, though she says she was only trying to help.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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