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Revealed: Belief in witchcraft behind growing sale of human body parts

Some of the human body parts

People found with human fingers or severed heads attract a morbid curiosity all around, and sometimes become the target of a vile form of violence.

When Robinson Mkwama, a 20-year-old Kenyan living with albinism, was kidnapped by a friend and transported to Tanzania, his captors had only one motive — to kill him and sell his body parts to people who believe the possession of human organs opens the door to riches and power.

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