Mob Justice

Mob justice grips central Nigeria

Africa Celia Lebur - 9 Feb 2018

Clashes between farmers and nomadic herders have resulted in violent retribution

Marikana community patrollers face continued attacks after deadly shooting

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Oct 2017

Community patrollers in the Philippi East informal settlement in the Western Cape are "tired of begging" for police.

As mob justice scars linger, Etwatwa rallies to blow the whistle on crime

Article Raeesa Pather - 6 Oct 2017

A community in Etwatwa, where people have turned to vigilante justice, has reached a tenuous agreement with police but anguished hearts remain

Mob justice: ‘Yes, I would join in to protect my community’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 May 2017

The Daily Vox asked Jo'burgers what their thoughts are on vigilantism and whether the death penalty should be brought back

Mob storms India prison, lynches rape suspect

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Mar 2015

One other person was killed as police and the mob clashed after the suspect was dragged out of prison and killed.

Khutsong: This is what happens to criminals here

Article Sipho Kings - 4 Nov 2013

Khutsong residents say they had to resort to killing and necklacing six alleged gangsters because police have done nothing to stop crime in the area.

North West cops shocked at video footage of mob attack

Article Sapa - 3 Jun 2013

North West police commissioner Lieutenant General Zukiswa Mbombo expressed shock after viewing cellphone video footage of a man being killed by a mob.

Khayelitsha violence: Police accused of attacking teens

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Oct 2012

Officers are allegedly targeting everyone in their path as gang violence among teenagers rises in Khayelitsha. Victoria John reports.

Mob justice blamed on police failure

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Jun 2012

Anxious residents have prodded Western Cape authorities to find out why crime is flourishing. Glynnis Underhill reports.

Mob justice claims two lives

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Apr 2011

Two suspected stock thieves were beaten to death in Ceguwana village, Butterworth police said on Tuesday.

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