165
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Child receives lifetime abuse and trauma.

She receives the reward of life.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

The child had albinism. There are known cases in other African countries where people with albinism have been killed and their bodyparts been used for "witchcraft" purposes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_people_with_albinism)

But it took a turn when prosecutors alleged that Smith sold her daughter to a traditional healer, who was interested in her eyes and fair complexion.

I think that implies that the child was literally butchered and its bodyparts sold.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

If you google the kid she definitely doesn't have albinism. Which makes it even weirder that she was sold for body parts.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

It looks like the kid might have been sold to harvest her skin and eyes…. There’s a good chance she isn’t alive.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Apparently she hasn't been found yet, dead or alive.

Sounds like most likely dead given the circumstances. Just not proven yet.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Sometimes I wish I didn’t have empathy or feelings. The little person that is depending on you for safety and comfort and this is what they get, an atrocity. Monsters are real

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Assuming the child is still alive

this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
165 points (98.8% liked)

World News

46902 readers
3211 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News [email protected]

Politics [email protected]

World Politics [email protected]


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS