Residents of Fort William in Westmoreland, and indeed the greater Savanna-la-Mar area in Westmoreland, have been consumed with a tale that is so shocking, not many can wrap their minds around it.

A resident of the community died at hospital on Wednesday night and since then the community has been convinced that she died because of supernatural forces. They claim that she died a few days after two live frogs, a slug and a clump of Indian hair were said to have been expelled from her body.

One resident and a close friend of the deceased, who is commonly referred to as Angella, told THE WEEKEND STAR that the woman, who is a known diabetic and had been to doctors, fell ill about two weeks ago and complained of stomach cramps. She said last Sunday, the woman sought intervention from the members of a 'poco' church.

"She go di church and asked dem fi pray fi her. But yu see because dem church people deh know tings, dem look pan her an tell her seh she dead already. Dem tell har say she have nine day fi live, so dem cyaan help her again, but dem give her a bath," she said.

The resident said the church members squeezed the side of the woman and a clump of Indian hair was expelled from her body. The resident also described what has captured the conversations of a number of Savanna-la-Mar residents. She said: "Di next day, dem go her house fi give her a next bath and when dem go, dem squeeze out her belly again and a big bullfrog come out. Afta dat, dem seh a next one inside a har, an dem squeeze one more time and a smaller frog plus a slug come outta har."

The animals were said to have come out of the woman's vagina.

Convinced that an evil spell had been cast on the woman, the residents and church members kept the frogs in a paint bucket at the home. The resident with whom THE WEEKEND STAR spoke said she saw the frogs. "Yes man, a real ting. Mi see di frog dem. Belief kill and belief cure and mi believe."

THE WEEKEND STAR was told that after the expulsion of the reptiles, the woman's health improved, but deteriorated again on Wednesday morning. She was taken to the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital where she died on Wednesday night.

Residents told THE WEEKEND STAR that it is common belief that persons known to the woman, had set evil spirits on her. "Some evil did deh pan har 'cause as it come out so, she feel better, but it look like it did just too late."

They said: "A di talk dung ya, man. Everywhe yu go a it. If yu go a yu neighbour, a it. If yu tek taxi, a it."

Police officers from the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station said they had not been informed of the matter.