They were convinced that the girl, who was brought to the UK from Angola by her aunt, was a witch.
The London Child Protection Committee (LCPC) is already consulting on a protocol for working with faith groups (Children Now, 20-26 April), and is now setting up a strategic, multi-agency sub-group to tackle the issue.
Social services chiefs will also take part in a new Metropolitan Police initiative, Project Violet, which will gather intelligence on the extent of abuse within African communities.
Another Met initiative, where community partnership officers in the London boroughs of Newham and Hackney work with African faith and community groups, is to continue after securing funding from the LCPC for another year.
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