Vibrant and diverse voodoo granny

From CBS:

A New York City grandmother of a 6-year-old girl who was severely burned in a voodoo ritual has admitted she did nothing to stop it.

Sylvenie Thessier, of Queens, pleaded guilty Wednesday to endangering the welfare of a child. Under a plea deal, she faces three years in prison.

Prosecutors said the child’s mother, Marie Lauradin, sprayed the girl with rum and set her on fire in June 2009 to rid her of evil spirits.

They said the 71-year-old grandmother later doused the girl with water and put her to bed without seeking medical help.

The girl’s mother was set to go on trial on charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Vibrant and diverse voodoo

From CBS2:

A little girl was burned over a 25 percent of her body and police said Thursday her mother and grandmother are responsible.

What's even more disturbing is the fact that they said it happened during a ritual at the family's Queens Village home.

The Queens district attorney said she was just 6 years old. And deliberately set on fire by her mother and grandmother. In what the top cop called a Haitian voodoo ritual.

"She had accelerant poured on her and that a ring of fire was created. She was then placed inside the ring of fire and as a result suffered the kind of injuries she suffered," Richard Brown said.

The little girl's family lived in the basement of the Queens Village home. This is where the DA said the tragedy occurred.