source: Face of Malawi; Malawi24
actor1: Rioters (Malawi)
actor2: Civilians (Malawi)
location: Dedza
notes: On 3 January 2021, a woman was beaten to death, and 2 other people (including a pregnant woman) were beaten and injured by a mob in the Mpalale village, TA Kasumbu (Dedza, Central), after a boy died. The boy, prior to his death, accused the woman and her husband of bewitching him. [size=no report] [women targeted: accused of witchcraft/sorcery]