Just in: Albino’s body exhumed from the grave

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As attacks on people living with albinism continue in Malawi, unknown people have exhumed the body of Luka Kondwani Banda, who died on 14th May this year in Mzimba district, Malawi24 can report.

Albinos MalawiBanda died aged 17 after a long illness, and was buried on 15th May in Mponda-Mvula Village in the district.

The grave was found tampered with by unknown criminals on Sunday, May 29, according a report from the village leaders.

According to Mzimba police, the scene of incident was visited and they discovered both arms from the corpse removed.

Police have since told Malawi24 that investigations are underway to trace the culprits.

This comes hot in the heels of incessant condemnation of various attacks on albinos which include verbal torture, abduction, killing and exhuming of dead bodied.

It is said that body part of the albinos are used for rich and good fortune rituals-a belief which has been branded as ‘evil’.

(More on this to follow)