In Kampong Cham, a near-fatal ordeal for accused sorcerer

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Phak Seangly and Jack Davies

Kampong Cham province

Take the urine of a young boy, a black buffalo and a cow. Mix in the leaves of a plant and vines renowned for their noxious odour. Lastly, add the penis of a black dog and leave the mixture to stagnate in an outdoor pool. Now take a bath in it.

This pungent concoction is the prescription given by Yoeung Yet, a Kru Khmer – or traditional healer – for those who have fallen victim to sorcery.

“It smells bad, that’s why sorcery is afraid of it,” Yet said this week.

And while this is primarily meant as a way of dispelling curses, it is also sometimes seen as a method for identifying the person who cast the hex in the first place – and in at least one case, consigning them to a life of looking over their shoulder.

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