source: Nation (Malawi)
actor1: Rioters (Malawi)
actor2: Civilians (Malawi)
location: Nkhata Bay
notes: On 2 December 2020, a woman was kidnapped by 6 people kidnapped a woman in Msinawana village, near Nkhata Bay (Northern), in order to provide ritual cleansing for several people, after a witch doctor identified the woman as a witch. The group, including the Msinawana village head, were arrested for witchcraft-related offences, and the woman released. [size=6] [women targeted: accused of witchcraft/sorcery]