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Woman Caught Trying To Sell Albino Child To Native Doctor

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Woman Caught Trying To Sell Albino Child To Native Doctor

A woman from KwaZulu-Natal has been given a 20-year prison term for selling an albino child to a native doctor.

According to court records, the South African woman offered the child to a traditional healer in Manguzi, a town in the province’s far north, in exchange for R100,000.

According to a statement released by the provincial department of social development: “She told the healer, James Mthembu, that a child from her area could be used for traditional medicine. The incident occurred in June 2016, and Mthembu made contact with the police after he had reached an agreement with the perpetrator. The police arrested the woman on the spot, and she was charged with attempted human trafficking.

The woman has now been given a 20-year prison sentence by a Ngwavuma magistrate’s court as a result of her attempt to sell the child.

The traditional healer was praised by KwaZulu-Natal MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza for reporting the incident when the woman approached him.

Khoza said; “We need more of such traditional healers, who are honest and willing to expose wrongdoings. Human flesh doesn’t make any medicine. Killing a person is cruelty, and all those involved in such must face the law. We have had several engagements with traditional healers, and they are very clear that no healing can be done with human body parts.

“We cannot have such situations in our communities where a certain sector faces a high risk of attack and always walks with fear in our streets. The sentencing of the woman involved should send a strong message to those who continue to violate the rights of people with albinism. We hope this will serve as a deterrent to all those involved in such inhumane acts.”

It is not only in Nigeria ooo, things are happening everywhere. As the Bible says about the last days, “the love of many will grow cold.”

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