Man jailed for chopping friend’s private part

A 38 year-old Malawian man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for hacking a friend’s manhood.

The man, Phulamazira Kang’ombe, cut the victim’s genitals in November 2014 in Lilongwe but it is not known what he wanted to do with them.

Lilongwe Police Spokesperson Inspector Kingsley Dandaula identified the victim as Chimwemwe Madeya, 25, from Mkwaila village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Njewa in Lilongwe.

He said the victim was coming from a drinking joint when he was attacked by the convict and was seriously assaulted such that he got unconscious. When he woke up he found that his private parts had been chopped off.

“He however managed to get to his house where he started crying in pain. When his sister heard the cry, she approached him and found out that he had no private parts and was taken to the Kamuzu Central Hospital for treatment,” said Dandaula.

According to Dandaula, later in the day some people met the convict and got suspicious of the bad smell the convict was giving out. Upon searching him; they found him with male private parts and they took him to Police where he was charged with grievous harm contrary to section 238 of the penal code.

State Prosecutor Assistant Superintendent Gomezgani Mchawi asked the court to give him a stiffer sentence since the offence is serious and it is by the grace of God that the victim is alive.

“The victim is young and will no longer enjoy his conjugal rights furthermore he will not be able to give birth,” said the state prosecutor.

In his ruling, Principal Resident Magistrate Patrick Chirwa concurred with the State and sentenced Kang’ombe to 16 years in jail with hard labour.

Kang’ombe hails from Ching’anga village, TA Njewa in Lilongwe.