5 Sep 2019

Rumours of sorcery over Fiji deaths heighten community fears

From , 3:03 pm on 5 September 2019

The so called 'miracle baby' in Fiji who was found 10 days ago crawling near five dead family members at the top of a cliff, has been discharged from hospital. 

Nirmal Kumar, 63, his wife Usha Devi, 54, their daughter Nileshni Kajal and granddaughters Sana, 11, and Samara, 8 were found on the morning of 26 August in the Nausori Highlands having disappeared two days earlier. 

A farmer discovered the crying child and four of the dead family members lying in a pattern at the top of a high cliff and another of the dead adults nearby.

Police believe the 5 dead ingested an unknown toxic substance.

The one year old is now in the care of her mother who hurried back to Fiji from Australia at news of the mysterious tragedy.

Police investigators in the Nausori Highlands following the deaths of  five members of the same family.

Police investigators in the Nausori Highlands following the deaths of five members of the same family. Photo: Facebook/ Fiji Police