People killed for their body parts: an old urban legend/policy worry, but with an ancient twist in Burundi -
A six-year-old albino girl in Burundi has been found dead with her head and limbs removed, in the latest killing linked to ritual medicine.
Albinos in the region have been targeted because of a belief peddled by witchdoctors that their body parts can be used for magic potions.
The girl, who was attacked on Sunday, was the sixth person with albinism to be killed in Burundi since September.
Albinos in the region have been targeted because of a belief peddled by witchdoctors that their body parts can be used for magic potions.
The girl, who was attacked on Sunday, was the sixth person with albinism to be killed in Burundi since September.
The BBC also offers these two micro-Gothic short-short stories, later in that article. First,
Last week, police in south-western Tanzania arrested a man who was attempting to sell his albino wife to Congolese traders.
Then:
Two mothers in western Tanzania were also attacked with machetes after gangs failed to find their albino children.
Narratives suitable for framing. Tales from our Gothic world.
(thanks to LibraryBob)
The horror. The horror.
Posted by: Ed Webb | November 19, 2008 at 16:45