An exorcist has carried out a ritual on a Sandwell school where seven members of staff have been struck down by a mystery illness.

The exorcist came forward after being alerted to sickness problems affecting staff at The Meadows Special School in Oldbury.

Sandwell Council education spokesman Coun Ian Jones revealed the exorcist had tried to clear the school of any malevolent presence.

Angela Duncan, headteacher at the school in Dudley Road East, started feeling unwell shortly after the £5 million building opened in September 2003.

And since then another six members of staff have also complained of sickness and been moved to other schools.

Environmental experts are still in the building trying to solve the mystery.

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