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Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone

Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone

Update: 2025-11-24
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A BBC Africa Eye documentary has exposed the practice of selling body parts for magic rituals in Sierra Leone. We speak to the reporter who went back to the town where an 11-year-old boy was murdered as part of a suspected black magic killing four years ago.



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Presenter: Nyasha Michelle

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Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne

Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
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Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone

Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone

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