Sarah Smith (1802-1890): accused of ‘witching’ her neighbour’s daughter
Was this Dorset’s last witch trial? At the County Petty Sessions held at Sherborne on 25 September 1884 a woman was tried for stabbing her elderly next-door neighbour with a darning needle. This seemingly minor case created considerable interest because the attack was the result of the woman believing her neighbour had ‘witched’ her daughter … Read more