Mob justice fatalities are a gross violation of human rights as they represent extra-legal punishment. There is a paucity of research relating to the demographics of at-risk groups, nature of injuries and the impact to the Forensic Pathology Service at national and provincial levels. This was a retrospective study over 10 years (1 April 2006 to 31 March 2016) at Germiston Forensic Pathology Service Medico-legal Mortuary. The objectives were to describe the demographics of the victims of fatal mob justice, describe the trends of the number of fatalities and causes of death over time, assess hospitalization frequency, describe the nature and location of injuries sustained, and to report on ancillary investigations performed. A total of 354 cases were analyzed. All victims were Black (100%), with 99.4% of the sample group being male. The largest proportion was aged between 21–30 years (49.2%) with the majority having South African citizenship (68.9%). The majority of deaths were due to blunt force injuries (92.4%) with blunt force head injury being the most prevalent (79.9%). Half of the victims died on the scene (50.6%; n = 175). Hospitalization occurred in 49.4% (n = 175) of cases, of which, 56.3% died within 24 h of hospital admittance. Ancillary tests were ordered in 22.6% of cases. Adequate resources should be distributed to appropriate departments to engage with and monitor communities in high incidence areas to curb these killings.

暴民正义死亡是对人权的严重侵犯，因为它们代表了法外惩罚。关于高危人群的人口统计、伤害的性质以及对国家和省级法医病理学服务的影响的研究很少。这是一项在 Germiston Forensic Pathology Service Medico-legal Mortuary 进行的为期 10 年（2006 年 4 月 1 日至 2016 年 3 月 31 日）的回顾性研究。目标是描述致命暴民司法受害者的人口统计数据，描述死亡人数和死亡原因随时间推移的趋势，评估住院频率，描述受伤的性质和地点，并报告进行的辅助调查. 共分析了 354 例。所有受害者都是黑人 (100%)，样本组中 99.4% 是男性。年龄在 21-30 岁之间（49.2%）的比例最大，其中大多数人拥有南非公民身份（68.9%）。大多数死亡是由于钝器伤 (92.4%)，其中钝器头部受伤最为普遍 (79.9%)。一半的受害者当场死亡（50.6%；n = 175）。49.4% (n = 175) 的病例住院，其中 56.3% 的病例在入院后 24 小时内死亡。22.6% 的病例进行了辅助检查。应向适当的部门分配足够的资源，以与高发地区的社区接触并对其进行监测，以遏制这些杀戮。一半的受害者当场死亡（50.6%；n = 175）。49.4% (n = 175) 的病例住院，其中 56.3% 的病例在入院后 24 小时内死亡。22.6% 的病例进行了辅助检查。应向适当的部门分配足够的资源，以与高发地区的社区接触并对其进行监测，以遏制这些杀戮。一半的受害者当场死亡（50.6%；n = 175）。49.4% (n = 175) 的病例住院，其中 56.3% 的病例在入院后 24 小时内死亡。22.6% 的病例进行了辅助检查。应向适当的部门分配足够的资源，以与高发地区的社区接触并对其进行监测，以遏制这些杀戮。