Month: February 2023 Posts

19-year-old man arrested for rape

Feb 15, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Police in Salima District have arrested Peter Somanje,19, on suspicion that he raped a 9-year-old child on February 13, 2023. According to Salima Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Jacob Khembo, it is reported that,… ...

Man jailed 21 years for raping 11-year-old stepdaughter

Feb 15, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Senior Resident Magistrates’ Court in Ntcheu has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Chikondi Dinesi, to 21 years in prison for raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. The convict committed the offence in February, 2022, at Samanyada Village in… ...

Man arrested for infecting 12-year-old stepdaughter with STIs

Jan 23, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police at Kanengo in the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe, are keeping in custody a 31-year-old man who has been allegedly sexually abusing his 12-year-old step-daughter since 2021 and infected her with Sexually Transmitted Infections… ...

Man arrested for raping, impregnating 14-year-old child

Jan 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 28-year-old man in Ntcheu has been arrested for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old child. Ntcheu Police spokesperson Rabecca Ndiwate has identified the suspect as Leckiyala Yonasi. Ndiwate said Yonasi and the child are neighbours.… ...

Child raped, killed in Thyolo

Jan 17, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 12-year-old Standard 8 learner in Thyolo was abducted on Monday, raped and strangled to death, Malawi Police say. Police found the body of the child today near Namitete river banks in Thyolod District. Thyolo… ...

School director arrested for sexually abusing student

Nov 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a director of a private secondary school, Gift Zinkambani aged 30, on allegations that he sexually abused a female student at his school. The law enforcers arrested the suspect on… ...

YONECO says some female teachers sexually abusing learners

Nov 03, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

YouthNet and Counselling (YONECO) says it is concerned with the conduct of some female teachers who sexually abuse male learners. The organisation has given an example of a 26-year-old teacher at Kaphuka in Dedza who… ...

Woman in Mwanza arrested for sexually abusing boy

Oct 21, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 25-year-old woman in Mwanza has been arrested for sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy. Edwin Kaunda, Public Relations Officer for Mwanza Police, said the woman has been identified as Flora Nkhoma. Kaunda explained that Nkhoma… ...

14-year-old girl raped by three men at Mulhako cultural festival

Oct 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Three men allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl at the at Mulhako wa Alhomwe cultural festival last night, police say. Luchenza Police Officer In-Charge Emmanuel Chisoma has told the local media that the law enforcers are… ...

Herbalist jailed 30 years for sexually abusing two children

Oct 06, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting at Makanjira on Wednesday sentenced  a 40-year old herbalist Daudi Nesto to 30-years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 13-year old girl and indecently assaulting a 10-year… ...

Herbalist jailed 10 years for raping and impregnating 13-year-old child 

Oct 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Blantyre has sentenced a 44-year-old herbalist identified as Paul Luka to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping and impregnating a 13-year-old child. Blantyre Police Station deputy spokesperson… ...

Pastor arrested for raping, impregnating child

Sep 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Gift Makolo, a 25-year-old pastor of the Church of Pentecost in Phalombe, has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating his wife’s 15-year-old niece. Spokesperson for Phalombe Police, Jimmy Kapanja, has confirmed the arrest of… ...

Headteacher arrested for raping seven-year-old child

Sep 27, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Thyolo have arrested a Headteacher at Suzumira Primary School for allegedly raping a seven-year-old child in his office at the school Thyolo Police Officer-In-charge, Assistant Commissioner Ulemu Kaluwa has identified the headteacher as… ...

Man who raped three children gets 12 years in jail

Sep 10, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 1 &

The Nkhata Bay First Grade Magistrate Robert Makaika on Friday sentenced 32-year-old Dunken Nyirenda to 12 years Imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl and two girls aged six. Nyirenda who comes from Phazi Village, Traditional… ...

Village headman arrested for raping 13-year-old boy

Aug 30, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 49-year-old village headman is in police custody in Salima for allegedly raping a 13-year-old boy on several occasions at Navula trading centre in the district. Spokesperson for Salima Police Station, Jacob Khembo, has identified… ...