Sunday 26 June 2011

‘Dumped’ albino widow calls for help

From Daily News, Dar es Salaam
By AUGUSTINE SANGI in Mwanza

A MWANZA widow whose albino husband was murdered in 2009 and left her with eight children feels she has been “dumped” and leading a miserable life.

Mariam Mazuri, now aged 48, says ever since her husband was hacked to death by attackers who were seeking albino body parts for magic purposes, has been impelled to provide for her family single-handedly.

“I’m helpless. I badly need help to educate my children,” she said when this reporter visited her at her Kigongo Ferry village in Misungwi District on Thursday.

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