{"id":169487,"date":"2024-04-08T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/girl-3-killed-for-ritual\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:15:12","slug":"girl-3-killed-for-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/girl-3-killed-for-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 3, Killed For Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A three-year-old girl&#8217;s lifeless body was recovered without her tongue after going missing for three days at Dagomba Line in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The horrific discovery was made by some children playing football nearby who came across the body,\u00a0identified as Taslima Labaranon,\u00a0while recovering their ball from a building undergoing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, a twin, went missing since Thursday despite her mother&#8217;s frantic efforts, including lodging an official complaint with the police. Her body was finally discovered on Saturday, April 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the discovery of the body drew a large crowd to the crime scene, many of whom shed\u00a0uncontrollable tears.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those who witnessed the girl&#8217;s body assumed that she had been slain for voodoo purposes, also known as &#8216;juju&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Rukaya Muntari, the devastated mother, sobbed as she recounted her final moments with her daughter, expressing her disappointment at the futile search efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their ongoing investigation, police officers\u00a0have moved the body to the morgue in reaction to the upsetting finding, with community assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post Girl, 3, Killed For Ritual appeared first on .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A three-year-old girl&#8217;s lifeless body was recovered without her tongue after going missing for three days at Dagomba Line in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. 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