8 Tanzanians Arrested For Cutting Off Albino's Hands. Sale Of Body Parts On The Rise

The victim, 30-year-old mother-of-four Remi Luchoma (not the one in picture above, that is another Tanzanian who suffered similar fate), was attacked in May and is still undergoing treatment in hospital, said state attorney Hongera Fimbo.

The attack occurred even after authorities in the East African nation launched a nationwide crackdown on witchdoctors, traditional healers and soothsayers.

In March, President Jakaya Kikwete said attacks against people with albinism, whose body parts are used for witchcraft and lucky charms, were "disgusting and a big embarrassment for the nation".

At least 76 albinos have been murdered since 2000 with their dismembered body parts selling for around $600 and entire bodies fetching $75 000, according to United Nations experts.

Dozens more have survived having parts of their bodies hacked off while still alive.