A 31 year old albino woman has been brutally murdered by unknown thugs in Area 36 Township in the capital Lilongwe.

Police officials have confirmed of the development in an interview with the press and identified the diseased as Zainab Banda.

According to the police, the body of Banda was discovered on Saturday in a bush near Kaphiri.

The mother of the deceased also confirmed of the development in a separate interview with the press.

“My daughter went missing on Thursday afternoon [February23] and she was found murdered on Saturday [February 25] in a maize field in Chadza area. She was discovered by children who then reported to Area 36 Police Post,” said Banda.

She added that she came to know about her daughter’s death through police officers who came to her house to break the news.

The deceased, who was popularly known as Mercy, had her head shaved and one limb and one breast cut off. Her remains were buried at a cemetery near where her body had been found at Kaphiri.

Banda is survived with three children.