Police in Chikwawa are searching for a two-man gang who attempted to abduct an 18-year-old girl with albinism.
Chikwawa Police Public Relations Officer Foster Benjamin confirmed of the development in a statement made available to faceofmalawi.
According to Benjamini, in the wee hours of Tuesday, a pair of thugs broke into a house of a sister to the victim at Salumeji Village under Traditional Authority Katunga in the district.
The bandits went straight to a sitting room where they got the victim sleeping.
It is alleged that one hit the girl on a left shoulder with a blunt object, leaving her slightly injured.
The victim shouted for help and aroused both her sister and members of the community.
The thugs took off unnoticed and police rushed to the scene after being alerted.
The law enforcers took the victim to the district’s hospital where she was treated as an outpatient.
The girl, who is in Standard 7 at Namalindi Primary School, is in stable condition.
Police have since embarked on intensive patrols around the area to ensure total security among persons with albinism.
