Police arrest mother, 4 others over the missing of albino boy
Malawi police say they have arrested the mother of the missing boy in Phalombe, the step father who confessed to have given him poison and three other close relations but his body is yet to be recovered.
Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said the police have since charged the five with conspiracy to murder and acts intending to commit murder.
“The arrested are all family members to missing 12 year boy Joseph Kachingwe. They are very close to Joseph,” said Kadadzera.
He said the mother, Mary Nankhusu is suspected to have taken part in the conspiracy to me murder Joseph.
Her husband, the step father who to Joseph, on Tuesday told the police that he poisoned Joseph before handing over his body to buyers who wanted his body parts.
The other arrested include Joseph’s aunts and uncles.
On Tuesday, the president of Association of People with Albinism (Apam) Overtone Kondowe expressed concern over the continued attacks of people with albinism by close relations.
“The rate at which people with albinism are attacked shows that there are lapses in the security systems of the people, this shows that the security systems of people with albinism are not working,” he said.
He said it was sad that the police were yet to recover the body.
Eeee chonena chandisowa mmmmmm zafikapoooo eishhhh
Am appealing to the government of Malawi to create a camp for all albinos in Malawi,put them together and give them the tight security, I think this is the only solution to protect our brothers and sisters.
That’s not a mother. She is a beast. Heartless evil thing.
The DPP government knows something on albino killings
Mpaka make mwana! Implement the death pelnaty please
Who is the one who bought the body of the boy? Why arrest the step father and mother and the rest only why not the one who bought the body? The police is hiding something in these crimes. Some ones knows the racket and is skating around the truth. Tell us who was the person who bought the body?
Very true. Who bought the body please
Very pathetic family…this symbolises the level of poverty Malawi is in….. Even in the 18 yard of the ruling
Leadership leadership. It is all about making difficult decisions.
When you leaders don’t you abdicate your duty.
The perpetrators must hang and you have to sign it off.
This is just too much……mmmmm
It’s all about our new belief in “on the spot solutions”. Look at our TV and radio stations. It’s full of adverts about instant herbal magic for jobs, fertility, wealth, promotions at work, recalling a husband in a broken marriage, money multiplication, the list is endless. And you find these adverts even on the National Radio. So what do you think these herbalists are using in their juju? Albino body parts cannot be excluded. I read somewhere that on Tanzania they did away with the Albino problems by banning all witch doctors from advertising. Imagine in Malawi witch doctors advertise… Read more »