The three men found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Gabisile Shabane who lived with albinism have been handed life sentences.
Braukmann said he wanted to send a strong message that neither killing people living with albinism or animals will ever perform miracles.
He said the myths and false beliefs by traditional healers leads to the killing of animals was barbaric and there was no scientific evidence to prove the myth."These crimes cut short the lives of many and are uncalled for. We need to educate the community on the stigma and discrimination for people living with albinism. They are also humans and have the right to life. We need to stop seeing them differently.""They were not remorseful and did their best [and] misled the court.
Braukmann said the case gave him sleepless nights after seeing all the graphic pictures from the crime scenes. "I could not eat for days and left it [in] my office because it was too scary and traumatic for anyone to see. I had to even protect my wife and children from ever seeing the gruesome and demonic nature of the events of the murders of the two children.
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