Tanzanian Man Sentenced to Hang for Killing Albino Child, Daily News Says
A Tanzanian man was sentenced to death by hanging for murdering a 5-year-old albino child whose body was discovered in 2008 with the legs cut off and drained of blood, the Daily News reported, citing a high court ruling.
Kazimiri Mashauri, 50, was sentenced to death to show that the East African nation won’t tolerate the ritual murder of people with albinism, the Dar es Salaam-based newspaper said, citing Judge Projest Rugazia.
Dozens of albinos have been reported murdered in Tanzania where witchdoctors spread the false belief that expensive concoctions made from albinos’ limbs, genitals, hair and skin will bring good luck. Albinism is a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to produce skin, hair and eye pigmentation.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sarah McGregor in Nairobi at smcgregor5@bloomberg.net.
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