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Death of father at hands of mob casts a dark light on rise in Malawi rape cases

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Police have warned against increased vigilantism after spate of sexual abuse casesA father who was reportedly beaten by a mob after he allegedly killed the man who attacked his daughter has died in hospital, in a case that has drawn attention to Malawi’s rise in reported rape cases.The death of the 47-year-old man in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe was reported on Thursday. He had allegedly been beaten and left for dead by a vigilante mob, said to be relatives and friends of the man he had killed. Continue reading...

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