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Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

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Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler of evil spirits. The ritual known as ruqyah had been done countless times on the boy. It ended with the child foaming from the mouth until he stopped breathing. There were no calls to 911 or attempts to rush him to the nearest hospital.

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Mother, teen testify on deceased boy as Amalia terrorism trial gets underway

The charges stem from an August 2018 raid in search of the 3-year-old boy at a squalid compound near the Colorado state line.

2 months ago·United States

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Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler who was taken by relatives to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died. One of the other children who was found at the compound when it was raided by authorities in 2018 took the witness stand Wednesday. He talked about a healing ritual that was done repeatedly on the boy as a …

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With his hand placed on his son’s neck, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler of evil spirits that Wahhaj and members of his extended family believed were causing the boy’s ailments. The ritual known as ruqyah had been done countless times on the boy. But this time was different. It ended with the child foaming from the mouth unt…

2 months ago·Panama City, United States

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National Post

Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- With his hand placed on his son's neck, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler of evil spirits that Wahhaj and members of his extended family believed were causing the boy's ailments.

2 months ago·Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With his hand placed on his son’s neck, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler […]

2 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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