source: IOL; Citizen (South Africa); Times (South Africa); News24 (South Africa)
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Verulam
notes: On 26 December 2021, a man was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob in Trenance Park, near Verulam (eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal) under accusations of killing his seven-year-old stepson after he set his house on fire with the child inside it. [size=no report]