26.2 C
Accra
Monday, February 24, 2025
Independent AfricaKillers of albino in Mozambique jailed 30 years

Date:

Killers of albino in Mozambique jailed 30 years

A court in Mozambique has jailed five of the eight individuals convicted of killing an albino man in July of last year.

Eight to thirty years is the range of the sentences.

According to the judge, the defendants had engaged in aggravated homicide, possession of human remains, and criminal association.

Additionally, they must give $5,000 (£4,000) to the victim’s relatives.

Four of the five suspects admitted to being involved in the crime, but they would not identify the perpetrators.

They had a market in the district of Murrupula for the sale of the albino victim’s bones.

The co-defendants told the court that they had dismembered the victim’s body, removed his arms and then handed him over to a foreign citizen in Mozambique who paid them about $95,000 (£80,000).

To commit their crime, the convicts lured their victim to a location where they said they would introduce him to a girlfriend.

[forminator_poll id="710479"]

Latest stories

Finance Minister to present first budget to Parliament on March 11

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is set to...

See activities for 68th Independence celebration

National Celebrations Planning Committee (NCPC) has finalized the agenda...

Parliament to begin vetting of Dumelo, 12 other Deputy Minister nominees today

Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to conduct public...

São Tomé President in Ghana for two-day visit

President John Mahama welcomed his São Toméan counterpart, HE...

Former PPA Board Chair detained by NIB – Report

Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, the former Chairman of the Public...

GES begins public survey on Free SHS, double track system

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has launched a nationwide...

Related stories

South Sudan suspends school sessions due to scorching temperatures

South Sudan has declared a two-week suspension of all...

Rwandan Minister sanctioned for alleged role in conflict in Congo

On Thursday, the U.S. took action by imposing sanctions...

Burundi faces surge in refugees as M23 violence drives Congolese out

A growing number of Congolese nationals are seeking refuge...

Africa sets up facility to provide cheaper credit for governments

Amid worsening debt and financial instability, African nations have...

Uganda: Last Ebola patients recover, marking end of outbreak

Ugandan health officials announced on Tuesday that the country...

South Africa’s HIV crisis deepens amid US aid freeze

A 19-year-old unemployed woman, Nozuko Majola, from a rural...

Deadly mine collapse in Mali claims the lives of many

At least dozens of people, primarily women, have tragically...