19 March 2008
A local Child Rights Advocacy Organization, FOCUS said the recent mysterious death of a19-year old student, Augustine Gorlortor in Gbarng, Bong County, was the work of evil- possessed individuals who want to institutionalize the wanton killing of the Liberian children.
In a release, FOCUS quoted a local daily as saying Gortortor, an 11th grader of the St. Peters Episcopal Church High School in Gbarnga reportedly died in a shop owned by his guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fayiah in Gbarnga City.
The paper said Mr. Fayiah told the deceased family that student Gorlortor died from malaria, but photographs of his corps showed blood from the base of his head, suggesting a crack in the skull, broken neck along with lacerations and removal of flesh from other parts of his body.
The release said the recent wave of onslaughts against the Liberian children was worrisome, unprecedented and needed to be immediately halted before it becomes endemic in the post-war country where children were first casualties and the last to recover during Liberia's long years of civil war.
The release said if government does not swiftly apply the laws to regulate these unscrupulous individuals, they might soon spread their criminal network like rapists who are everywhere destroying the sanity of teenage girls almost everyday
The release said FOCUS wants the ongoing investigation into the cause of death of Augustine Gorlortor to be fast tracked and those found liable for his murder be brought to justice without delay.
FOCUS also wants the Justice Ministry to investigate the death of a 13-year boy, Vewu Kezelee, whose body was found last month in Zorzor District, Lofa County
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