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Malawi: Suspected 'Blood Sucker' Killed By Mob
Nyasa Times, 17 October 2017
An angry mob on Monday assaulted and killed one person in Balaka who they suspected as being a blood sucker. Read more »
President Peter Mutharika has warned suspected vampires to stop terrorizing people and told village chiefs to stamp down on witchcraft. A vampire scare in two districts has triggered mob violence and left six people dead.
Moonlight (file photo).
The UN has withdrawn its workers due to safety concerns in the Mulanje and Phalombe districts in the southern region. The move comes after rumours of vampires led to mob violence ... Read more »
Six people have been killed in ongoing acts of vigilante justice stemming from rumours of blood suckers in Mulanje. Police have deployed more than 100 riot officers to the region ... Read more »
Stories of vampires sucking people's blood at night have been circulating in Mulanje, a town in the southern region of Malawi, sparking several attacks on suspected bloodsuckers. Read more »
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