Girl dies in Sri Lanka after 'exorcism'

By Bharatha Mallawarachi
Updated March 2 2021 - 3:49am, first published 3:46am
Police are investigating after a nine-year-old girl was canned to death in Delgoda, Sri Lanka.
Police are investigating after a nine-year-old girl was canned to death in Delgoda, Sri Lanka.

Police in Sri Lanka say they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit.

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