Sunday Mercury has an interesting story of a “haunted cell” in a prison. A few different people were moved into the cell, and then committed suicide.
A recent previous occupant was said to be a devil-worshiper. And after that two suicides took place in the cell, allegedly on the same day — one right after another.
No one wants to go into the cell. And prisoners are demanding a priest bless the cell, and perform a Right of exorcism in it.
HARDENED inmates at a Midland prison are terrified of entering a “possessed” cell after two near identical suicides in less than a year.
The lock-up at HMP Brinsford, near Wolverhampton, is being avoided by spooked lags after the deaths took place on the same day of the week – at the same time.
Now sources claim crooks are refusing to enter the ‘haunted’ cell and are demanding that priests are called in to perform an exorcism.
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The two suicides are said to have taken place in the same cell in 2009, although full details have not been made public.
But insiders claim a previous occupant was a devil worshipper – and that talk of the ‘demonic’ lock-up has now swept the jail.
“The deaths were on the same day and virtually at the same time,’’ a prison worker told the Sunday Mercury.
‘‘We have had a devil-worshiper in there and the chaplains are convinced that there’s something not right about the cell.
A prison chaplain was asked about the exorcism, and he didn’t want to talk about. They don’t want something like that being in the news, obviously. So he would “neither confirm nor deny it.”
Ben Goldby, who wrote the article, apparently was able to talk with a priest about exorcising a location, rather than a person:
One vicar who has worked for the Church of England’s highly secretive ‘Ministry of Exorcism’ for 40 years said that any ceremony at HMP Brinsford would be aimed at “blessing” the cell, to protect it in future.
“If the chaplains or local church are asked for help, they would certainly be able to give it,” the reverend said.
“The cell could be blessed if something like a suicide has taken place in there.
“Buildings and rooms can acquire a good or a bad atmosphere. If a building has a force of unrest of this kind, Christian ministers within the prison can hold a ceremony.
“The priest would go into the cell, say the appropriate prayers, bless the room and use holy water.
‘‘It’s something that we do quite regularly, although I don’t remember a case in a prison.
“But it’s nearly always a successful procedure.”
