Child beaten to death in a bid to drive out evil spirits

Child beaten to death in a bid to drive out evil spirits

A little girl has died after being assaulted in the Delgoda mountainous area in Meegahawatta. The police stated that the victim was a nine-year-old girl.

In a bid to drive out evil spirits that the child was allegedly possessed with, the woman who owned and operated a devalaya had beaten the child with a cane after an oil treatment. 

The girl had fainted and was admitted to the Biyagama Hospital where it was revealed that she had died.

It is also stated that after learning that the girl had an inhuman defect, she was taken to the woman who runs the temple by her mother.

Police have arrested the woman who attacked the cane in connection with the incident.

Police point out that there were reports of deaths of children as well as adults in the past as a result of such informal treatment.

Therefore, the police point out the need for everyone to be vigilant in this regard