NICOSIA, CYPRUS: A Cypriot woman was jailed for 20 days on Thursday (December 6th) after being found guilty of practicing sorcery, using a pair of underpants and raw eggs to break a "lethal curse."

The court said the 69-year-old woman tried to convince her male victim that a death wish had been placed upon him and that payment of 5,000 pounds would help her break the deadly spell.

Apart from a cash down payment, the man was requested to bring a spoon, one egg, a plate, a urine sample and a pair of underpants.

"Once 500 pounds exchanged hands, some kind of ceremony took place using the specific objects mentioned," the court ruling said.

"According to the plaintiff, at the end of it, hairs wrapped around a nail were found inside an egg to prove a spell had been cast against him."

The woman then demanded 5,000 pounds, saying the man would die in his sleep within 22 days if the spell, supposedly cast on him by his mother-in-law and estranged wife, were not lifted.

"It was then the plaintiff was rudely awakened and realised he was being made a fool of and filed a complaint to police," the court said.