Albino Girl Beheaded in Witchcraft Murder

An 11-year-old girl has become the latest albino to be killed, ostensibly in a ritual murder. Banele Nxumalo was shot and beheaded in Swaziland by a man who grabbed her in front of friends as she washed clothes at a river. Police believe she was murdered because albino body parts and blood are believed to have magical powers, reports the Telegraph.

The killings are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa where the condition is most prevalent. “What happened to my child is very painful," said her father. " I wonder why albinos are targeted because they are just humans like us and a gift from God."