DETECTIVES questioning a celebrity medium in Brazil accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women
have reported spooky goings-on during their two hour interrogation.
Unexplained incidents ranging from a "bizarre" computer crash to wiring on electrical appliances suddenly "short circuiting" appears to suggest supernatural forces were at play during the interview.
She said to Folha de Sao Paulo: “Suddenly the computer that was being used to transcribe the suspect’s answers to the allegations seemed to have a life of its own and the commands on the keyboard wouldn’t work.
“When the clerk tried to enter the medium’s statement, the keys locked on a specific letter and ‘OOOOOOO’ was recorded continuously on the screen for a few seconds.”
But when the printer in the room began to print without receiving a command and a fridge blew up, their thoughts turned to paranormal interference.
“I plugged the lead into an extension shared with a mini-fridge and the electrical wiring suddenly exploded, burning out the fridge. Everyone in the room screamed with fright.”
Investigators also believe that two unexplained incidents which occurred prior to Teixeira giving himself up on Sunday, could be linked to the occult.
A police clerk, who was meant to transcribe the faith healer’s testimony at the police station in the rural town of Annapolis, was run over in a car accident and broke his arm.
And last Friday as the press staked out John of God’s house in the city of Abadiânia, rumours began to circulate that ‘spirits’ had cursed the reporters, photographers and TV camera crew who had camped for nearly 24 hours waiting for the psychic healer to surrender after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Hardened professionals admitted they started praying when a news agency photographer in the press pack suddenly fell ill and lost consciousness for a few minutes.