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Tanzanian apprehended for selling daughter for body parts

A Tanzanian man has been arrested for selling his six-year-old daughter to be killed so that her body parts could be used in a potion to make him rich, police said Saturday.

A police statement said that the child, Rose Japhet, was killed last week and her body found in the southwestern district of Mbeya, in a region has been hit by a spate of ritual killings of children.

β€œThe body was found decapitated and with the right foot amputated,” said the statement, adding the foot was found buried nearby.

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β€œThe motive …