- L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.worksEnglish1 year
Child receives lifetime abuse and trauma.
She receives the reward of life.
1 yearThe 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.
- volvoxvsmarla @lemm.eeEnglish1 year
If you google the kid she definitely doesn’t have albinism. Which makes it even weirder that she was sold for body parts.
- Bort@hilariouschaos.comEnglish1 year
It looks like the kid might have been sold to harvest her skin and eyes…. There’s a good chance she isn’t alive.
- Yawweee877h444@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
Apparently she hasn’t been found yet, dead or alive.
Sounds like most likely dead given the circumstances. Just not proven yet.
- 1 year
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
- Gork@lemm.eeEnglish1 year
The judge added her name to the child protection register. Isn’t that a bit superfluous if she’s going to be in prison for the rest of her life?
Then again lots of sentences don’t make sense.
- Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish1 year
I guess it’s in case the sentence gets shortened or she gets parole. “Life” doesn’t always turn out to be life
- Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish1 year
What happened to the “traditional healer” who bought the child?
Yeah there is entirely too little detail in this article.
Smith sold her daughter to a traditional healer, who was interested in her eyes and fair complexion.
This could be interpreted in an entirely horrific way. It’s the middle of the night here. I was hoping to get back to sleep like :(
Fucking wild that 3 people could have so little conscience between them.
- Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
I can’t think of any reason that her nationality matters outside of its relation to the South African farmers that were allowed to enter the country.
- Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
You misunderstood what I said and used to marginalize an entire country. This is why people hate you. You don’t even know if I’m American or not.
- Mac@mander.xyzEnglish1 year
You’re assuming they didn’t take a quick look at your profile. It took ten seconds.
“Oh, wow, where did this take place?” “S. Africa.” “Why didn’t they just put that in the title? 😤”
