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In the classic machete image, the DNB in the photo, whose name was later found to be Sitsofe Abotsi, was murdered in the village of Kpeyiborme, in the Volta region of Ghana on June 18, 2014. He was killed by his father, Gideon "Jarah" Abotsi, after his wife refused to have sex with him.[9][10][11][12]
Other DNBs are often the victims of "witch doctor rituals", a cultural phenomenon that is commonly found in 3rd-world continents like Africa.[13] [14] "Witch doctors, who also identify as traditional healers, will consult with mythical spirits for anyone who can pay their fee.[15] The spirits are believed to communicate through them, the kind of sacrifice for appeasement that they require. Often these sacrifices are chickens or goats, but when such sacrifices fail to make the client prosper instantly, 'the spirits' are believed to demand human sacrifices."[16]
"Children are often victims of sacrifice for various reasons, the most common being they are relatively easy to abduct. As they are far more vulnerable than adults, children are more easily lured in or unable to fight back.[17] Another reason children are abducted is that spiritually they are seen as 'purer'; a sacrifice that is "pure" or "unblemished" is believed to bring better results. If a child has been circumcised, scarred or has had their ears pricked, this represents disfigurement or impurity, and they may be spared from sacrifice. Some parents have marked their children in these ways to protect them."[18]