{"id":285359,"date":"2017-01-16T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T15:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285359"},"modified":"2017-01-16T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T15:49:39","slug":"barrows-son-dies-after-dog-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/barrows-son-dies-after-dog-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrow’s son dies after dog bite"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seven-year-old son of Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow has died after being bitten by a dog.<\/p>\n

Habibou Barrow is reported to have died on the way to the hospital after Sunday’s incident in Manjai near Banjul.<\/p>\n

His funeral has already taken place. Mr Barrow is in the Senegalese capital Dakar ahead of his planned inauguration on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mr Barrow has two wives and four other children, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The president-elects\u2019s media team confirmed the news to local Gambian news portal Freedom Newspaper on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Habibou Barrow passed away last night after being bitten by a dog. He was the 8 years old son of the second wife of Adama Barrow. He will be laid to rest today at 2 pm,\u201d they quoted an unnamed member of Barrow\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

The President elect in a Facebook post on Monday his “deepest sorrow” over the death.
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