Heartbroken mother clings on to her son... after identifying his murdered brother from his decapitated head: Nine-year-old albino is latest victim of hunters selling body parts to witch doctors

 

Cradling her nine-year-old son, Edna Cedrick is haunted daily by the image of the boy's twin brother - who was kidnapped and decapitated.

The family, who live in Malawi, had been sleeping in their home when the boy was snatched from her arms and killed because he was an albino.

When Mrs Cedrick had to go and identify her son, whose twin also has albinism, police showed her his decapitated head. The rest of the boy's body had been cut up for use in black magic rituals.

Devastation: Mother Edna Cedrick clings to her remaining son, after her other child, the boy's twin brother, was kidnapped and murdered by hunters targeting people with Albinism 

Grief: Mrs Cedrick had tried to protect her twins when the gang broke into their house in the middle of the night but one of her son's was snatched

The boy's twin keeps asking where his brother is, his mother said but she can't bear to tell him the truth and lies, saying he will return....

The boy is the latest victim of hunters operating in southern Africa who target albino people for their body parts.

The body parts are sold to be used in potions made by witch doctors, who claim they bring wealth and good luck.

Mrs Cedrick said it was in the middle of the night that she awoke to the sound of people kicking down the door of her house, while her husband was away.