This just adds to the silliness that ought not be

A Lithuanian debt collector has hired a witch to hunt down companies and individuals who are failing to pay their debts amid the credit crunch.

'Our new employee will help them to understand the situation, reconsider what is right and wrong and act accordingly,' said a company spokesman.

Vilija Lobaciuviene, who describes herself as 'Lithuania's leading witch,' is renowned in the former Soviet republic for providing such 'magical' services as predicting the future and casting spells.