A 13-year-old boy was taken to a 'mother woman' last week after he reportedly became demon-possessed and attacked his mother with a machete in Hope Bay, St Ann.

THE WEEKEND STAR learnt that the mother and her son were at home around 6 p.m. when the boy began acting strangely after arriving from school.

Residents say the youngster was seen wildly running in and out of his yard.

"Di whole a wi deh pon di road and see him a run up and down ... From inside a him yard to out a road weh we did deh," Sharlene, a resident said.

This is said to have aroused the residents' suspicions and they summoned the boy's mother asking her if something was wrong.

While talking to her, things reportedly took a dangerous turn. Residents claim the boy ran from inside the house with a machete in hand and yelled, "me a go kill har."

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As the boy got nearer everybody scampered, even his mother.

He reportedly chased her, but she ran into a neighbour's house and locked herself in while he used the machete to bang on the door repeatedly, still shouting "me a go kill har."

As more residents gathered to witness the incident, he began uttering strange sounds and speaking in an unknown language.

"Me always hear bout dem ting deh but a di first me eva witness it live ... Di little yute start talk in a tongues and a mek some strange noise like him mad," Frederick, another resident claimed.

A group of residents are said to have braved the situation, accosted the teenager and at the request of his mother took him to the 'mother woman' who said he was possessed by a demon.

The woman is reported to have chanted bible verses before asking that they bring him into a room where he was left, while she continued her deliverance procedure.

The boy's mother, though reluctant to speak, said he is doing well since the incident and the teen has been sent to live with his father in Kingston.