Wellington, June 13 NZPA - Cries rang out in an emotion-filled court room after a High Court jury found five members of the family of Janet Moses guilty of her manslaughter during a curse lifting ceremony.

Wellington, June 12 NZPA - Five of the eight people accused of manslaughter over the drowning of a mother-of-two during a ceremony to lift a curse have been found guilty.

Wainuiomata mother Janet Moses, 22, died on October 12, 2007, after attempts to lift a makutu, or curse, on her.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - The jury deciding the fate of eight men and women accused of drowning a woman during a curse-lifting ceremony has retired for the night.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of eight family members accused of drowning a woman during a curse-lifting ceremony.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - The jury in the trial eight people accused of manslaughter over the drowning of a mother-of-two during a ceremony to lift a curse has retired to consider its verdicts.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - Family members accused of manslaughter over the drowning of a mother-of-two during a ceremony to lift a curse may find out their fate tomorrow.

Wainuiomata mother Janet Moses, 22, died on October 12, 2007, after attempts to lift a makutu, or curse, on her.

By Hamish Stuart of NZPA

Wellington, June 9 NZPA - A fatal exorcism in a smoke-filled, flooded flat packed with people chanting, vomiting and soiling themselves was either "utter hysteria" or an act of love, the High Court at Wellington was told today.

Wellington, June 9 NZPA - One of nine people accused of killing Janet Moses during a curse lifting ceremony has been discharged.

Wellington, June 8 NZPA - A Wainuiomata woman killed during a botched exorcism had been acting like a lion and speaking in "puzzles" after being possessed by spirits from a stolen statue, the High Court at Wellington was told today.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - Five people were affected by bad spirits while performing a Maori exorcism ceremony in which a young woman drowned, a witness told the High Court at Wellington today.