Four years ago in central Sierra Leone, 11-year-old Papayo Kalokoh went to sell fish at the market.

Two weeks later, his mutilated body was discovered at the bottom of a well, with his vital organs, eyes and one arm removed as part of a black magic ritual.

His mum, Sallay, told BBC Africa: ‘They killed my child and now there is just silence.

‘We always tell our children to be careful. If you are selling, don’t go to a corner or take gifts from strangers. It happens frequently in this country.’

Black magic killings are on the rise in the West African country, where many believe human body parts can make charms more powerful.

Even with evidence and mutilated bodies, police don’t confirm these murders as ‘ritual killings’, it’s been found – the country is so underresourced that it’s hard

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