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Monday: Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj

monday: The father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, had told his wife he wanted to perform an exorcism on the child, authorities said, according to Vancouver Courier. We discovered the remains yesterday on Abdul's fourth birthday, Hogrefe said, appearing to fight back tears. It's not yet certain the remains are of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, who would have turned 4 on Monday.article continues below Trending Stories Superyacht Cloudbreak anchors off Vancouver's coast Macdonald elementary renamed Xpey'Courage to Come Back nominations sought Lack of customers, high rents force Hobbs in Kerrisdale to close But Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe indicated the body appeared to be that of a boy similar in age to Abdul-ghani, who suffers from seizures and was reported missing in December after his father said he was taking him to a park in Jonesboro, Georgia, south of Atlanta. The search for Abdul-ghani led authorities Friday to the compound shielded by old tires, wooden pallets and an earthen wall studded with broken glass. Investigators said they found the heavily armed Wahhaj along with four other adults and 11 hungry children living in filthy conditions. It's located on the outskirts of Amalia, a tiny, remote town near the Colorado border marked by scattered homes, sagebrush and open plains. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.