The fate of the last witch of England

In 1944, Helen Duncan became the last woman in Britain to be condemned to "abusive evil", because in a soulful ceremony not long ago she accidentally revealed the government's secret secret: negative attempting to cover up the death of 861 soldiers on the battleship HMS Barham.

Like many times in the field, the sound of groaning sounded loudly, accompanied by white drool that kept coming from his mouth - Helen Ducan began to enter the soul.

Suddenly, the ghostly quiet space was torn apart by the squeaky whistle of the guards. In the blink of an eye, police encircled the fortune-telling hut in Portsmouth, Hants and captured Britain's most famous grandmother at the time.

The next morning, Helen Duncan - nicknamed the witch Hellish Nell - was brought to court under Chapter 4 of the Magic Act of 1735.

The trial was quick to follow the orders of the Ministry of Defense, because more than anyone, Helen Duncan was the biggest concern they had to guard against to protect the confidentiality of the D-Day plan ( the landing of US troops entered Seine Bay on June 6, 1944, with assistance from Britain and other allied nations. Not long ago, the leaders secretly watched Duncan after hearing her prophesied: a British warship would be sunk during the war - although the news had been suppressed by the government. Security of soldiers' families at home.

Helen Duncan (Photo: harryprice)

After all, the judge only takes 30 minutes to bring up the impeachment. Helen Duncan became the last person to be sentenced to "use magic" in England.

The life of the most prestigious ' female witch ' in the 20th century

Helen Macfarlane was born in 1897 in a poor family in Perthshire, central Scotland, then grew up in the countryside of Callander, Stirlingshire. As a child, Helen soon revealed her sixth sense of extreme sensitivity: predicting how long the First World War lasted, even knowing before the birth of the first tank in the world.

In 1918, Helen carried the " derelict " pregnant belly to settle in Dundee village, then married Henry Duncan and had five more children. Also at this time, Helen's telepathic abilities began to explode, she traveled throughout the country to perform mystical souls ceremonies that astonished those who had been at a time of profanity.

Helen's natural talent attracted the attention of leading scholars. In 1931, psychic researcher Harry Price personally invited the couple to London to ' check the falseness of rumors '.

The seed of the tragedy began to sprout on December 25, 1941 in the Mediterranean Sea, the 29,000-ton raid HMS Barham, which was raiding the Italian fleet, encountered three heavy torpedoes by the German army. .

A scene on the field of Helen Duncan (Photo: forteantimes.com)

The giant ship was sunk for a few minutes, dragging the lives of all 861 soldiers into the sea. After the defeat in Blitz, the British government decided to hide this tragic event. Even pretending to send Christmas greeting cards to soldiers' relatives.

However, they missed the most important point: Helen's mystical spiritual power .

A few days after the shipwreck, Helen celebrated the reincarnation and ' called ' a soldier on the ship HMS Barham who kept wailing: 'The ship was sunk '.

The news quickly arrived at the British Navy Ministry, surprising them and being cautious. Two years later, in January 1944, senior leaders decided to " take a step ahead " to ensure the confidentiality of the D-Days plan to be conducted in June. Helen's arrest warrant was executed immediately. hesitated.

Initially people thought Helen Duncan was only serving a sentence of imprisonment for 9 months, but then, paranoid authorities refused to give her bail, continuing to detain Helen to wait for further treatment in the Old Bailey court.

The second trial took place in 7 days. That day, the entire community of her grandparents all over the country teamed up to protect Helen, and 44 witnesses swore her predictions did not lie. However, every effort failed in vain.

Helen Duncan - the last victim in the " magic purge " in England - lived the last days of insanity in a Nottingham hospital, died on December 6, 1956.

Thuy Van

According to The Mirror, People