PART II The cook who prepared the water dipped his finger in | AFRICAN ARCHIVES

PART II

The cook who prepared the water dipped his finger into it and declared it to be too hot for a person to drink. But, in a fit of wrath, the captain ordered them to submerge the baby’s feet in boiling water. They placed the baby’s feet into the boiling water right away, and the nails and skin fell off. The captain didn’t stop after the baby’s skin and toe nails peeled away. He wrapped the baby’s foot in cloths and oil and then tied the child to a big log of wood for two to three days. He still wanted the child to eat by force after those days, cursing and saying, “I will make you eat, or I will be your death."When the captain tried to feed the infant again and the child refused, he kept his word and whipped the ’10-month-old baby’ for around 15 minutes, which led to the death of the baby. He didn’t stop there, either. He actually instructed the child’s mother to pick up the baby and toss the lifeless body into the water.
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