Bald men face muti threats

Bald men in Mozambique could be targets of ritual attacks, police have warned. This follows the recent killing of five men for muti in the central district of Milange. BBC News reports that two suspects have been arrested. ‘The belief is that the head of a bald man contains gold,’ said police spokesperson Afonso Diase. It appears that this ruse is used by witch doctors to get clients to bring them heads. There has been a spate of killings of people with albinism in East Africa in recent years, with their body parts used by witch doctors to make charms and potions.