I can tell y'all what she was doing.
She was burying the "contract" (some would call it a spell). They either bury it, burn it, dissolve it in water or hang it from a tree (depending on the name of the victim). Either that or she was collecting something from her porch, some dust from the ground or something of hers that has her scent on it.
Somebody hired this witch to do magic on that poor woman.
This shyt is ancient and it works pretty much the same across cultures.
I knew some people that it was done to so I've researched it a lot and I pretty much understand the mechanics of it.
My brehs who are on Deen know how to protect themselves from the plots of these shayateen.
The rest of y'all