The Mangochi second grade magistrate court has sentenced three men to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour each for breaking into a house and stealing items worth K300,000.
The three have been identified as Asiki Winesi Chombo, 32, of Budu village, Medison John, 32, of Mikundi village and Lifa Shaibu, 30, of Budu village, all from Traditional Authority Bwananyambi in Mangochi.
Prosecutor Efford Kamphonje told the court that on the night of August 5 this year the criminals armed with sharp knives, panga knives, and metals bars broke into the house of Raphael Kalisoni in the district.
“When Kalisoni was fast asleep together with his two relatives, they heard the robbers breaking the front door,” said Kamphonje.
In no time the criminals managed to break into the house and they threatened to kill the three occupants if they shouted for help. The thugs then got away with assorted property worth K300,000 and left.
The matter was reported at Masuku Police Unit who visited the scene of crime and started their investigations immediately.
In the process, they managed to recover one of the mobile phones stolen during the robbery and this led to the arrest of the three in early November 2016. The thugs were charged with robbery with violence which is contrary to section 301 of penal code.
The criminals pleaded not guilty to the offence and this forced the state to parade four witnesses including the manager. Following the evidence, Second Grade Magistrate Pearson Mwanyali found the three guilty.
The prosecutor then asked the court to give the thugs a stiff punishment because people surrounding the area have been complaining about the increase in robberies.
When delivering judgment, Magistrate Mwanyali said people are working hard to get property and it’s very sad that there are some lazy Malawians who steal from the hardworkers. He then sentenced each of the thugs to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Wakuba nkhuku 10years akubama billion kungowasiya eeechi Mulunguwanga
go to hell magistrate…what a fuck
Kumbukirani kuti amene mukuweruza mwachinyengonu inunso mukakumana ndi oweluza weniweni
B …Tcl
achawa kuba…ayao sakuba….
Think twice b4 judge,,, 300,000; which means each member 100000,,then why 10 yrs for 100,000,,,poor Malawi, poor judges,,, osauka Tili pamoto
what about the cashgaters?
10 years for stealing MK 300,000 and 3 or 4 yrs for stealing millions, what a joke is our penal code
Ndende Zathu Zikuzaza Ndi Akuba Osaziwika Bwino Mbava Zonyansa Ntima Zikungoyenda,,freely
Kundende kwa amphawi sure
Kangaluza kwere kikik
Life is unfair am not saying kuti anachita bwino ayi koma mabwana akuba aja bwanji mumangowalamula myezi chikhalilecho abela anthu ambiri pa kamozi I mean abela dziko
Justice is not for the poor….Criminals with money hire lawyers and these criminal lawyers fight battles for their criminal friends and clients..
Ayao kuba akuchitani bwino
P athako pain aSipho
Iwe nde mbava yotheratu
add them five yrs coz anthuwa anyanya and here we’re barreing someone whom have been killed by the theft.
Heeey this wirld is goonooooo how come 300,000 is equal to 10 years behind bars???? while cash gate 4.5 billion is equal to 7 years in prison.
kkkk aka sova komweko koma awa ndie kuwakakamila acashgate ndie kuwatulusa ponena kumat amachita ulemu kundende zopusa bas
Achepetsanso
That sentence is inhumanly just too long. yet cashgaters are going scot free after siphoning billions from public coffers. exclusive justice is not justice at all.
mwandipangira kale comment!
Oweluza adziko lapansi. So unfair. Ndalama yanga ya tax munaba pa cashgate scandle yanu ija but munamangidwa zaka zosaposa zitatu. Mudzafa infa yowawa
thats not fair at all,,,, three men 300 pin mpaka 10 year’s,,,, chifukwa choti ndiwosawuka?? God help us
kkkkkkj
zachamba awa zaka 10 koma acashget anja zaka zitatu basi.Ndithu ndalama zaboma zidakabedwa.
Wina waba ma billion 2 years mndende kenako kumtulutsa akuti waonetsa khalidwe labwino ,kadziko kakang’ono koma katangale ali tho oo!
okuba dholla zambili sakhalisa kutende dholla zija zimafunika kut zigwilisidwe tchto.
A Cashgate 2 Years,samalizanso Kuseva,akangokhalako Miezi Iwiri Timva Atuluka Ati Awakhululukila Chifukwa Awonetsa Good Behaviour Ku Ndende.
zachamba basi acashgate uja ndiye 3yrs