US Republican politician Ben Baker’s missionary daughter was killed in Haiti, her devastated father revealed today.
She would have died alongside her husband Davy.
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Baker said his daughter Natalie and her partner Davy were full-time missionaries in Haiti.
The Missouri state representative wrote in a Facebook post: “My heart is broken into a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain.
“Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law, Davy and Natalie Lloyd, are full-time missionaries in Haiti.
“They were attacked by gangs tonight and they were both killed. They went to heaven together.
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“Please pray for my family, we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.”
Many shared their devastation and condolences on social media.
One person wrote: “Oh Ben, my heart is breaking for all of you.
“I will pray and pray for all of you. Much love to each of you.”
Another said: “We are calling out your family’s name in prayer tonight.”
Another person commented: “We are deeply sorry.”
Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has been the scene of violent gang wars between large criminal groups and their allies since 2020.
The Government of Haiti and Haitian security forces have struggled to maintain control of the city, with more than 200 gangs reportedly controlling up to 90 percent of the city last year.
Residents are fighting every day to stay alive.
In March, gang violence spread across the capital as members fought for interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.
Gangs broke into two prisons, freeing thousands from behind bars – including Ti Greg, the head of the Delmas 95 gang – and starting a new wave of violence that brought Haiti to the brink of collapse.
Thousands of people were massacred and reports emerged of widespread rape, arson and kidnappings as belligerent groups banded together to carry out coordinated attacks.
The US military transported employees from the country’s embassy and rushed to reinforce embassy security as bodies piled up in the streets.
Members of various diplomatic missions, including workers from the U.S and the German ambassador, fled the capital.
The Haitian government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew, and interim Prime Minister Henry agreed to resign once a transitional government was formed.
Haiti’s transitional council took power in April, formalizing Henry’s resignation, and the country began attempts to establish security.
But infamous warlord Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier remains as feared today as ever.
Barbecue, a murderous ex-copRumor has it that he earned his nickname by setting his victims on fire.
He leads the capital’s most feared gang coalition, the G9, and has long reigned terror in the city’s poorest areas.
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