Left, a poppet doll pierced with pins in the Museum of Witchcraft, Bocastle, Cornwall. Right, a modern Watchover Voodoo keyring. Left picture: Midnightblueowl/Wiki (Image: Midnightblueowl/Wiki ...

A woman, who asked not to be named, said the doll was unearthed in a house in Llanfairfechan, Conwy. She said “Estelle” had been written on the effigy but she declined to reveal the surname.

As part of the study, some were then allowed to take out their job frustrations on a makeshift voodoo doll carrying their boss’s name by sticking pins, burning it with candles and pinching it ...