Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate has sentenced a 46-year-old man to eight years in prison for raping and impregnating his 15 year-old stepdaughter in Nkhotakota district.
State prosecutor Cedrick Cosmas told the court that in August this year the girl who is 15 years was on several occasions sexually abused by her stepfather.
She is currently four months pregnant according to hospital results.
Prosecutor Cosmas told the court that the mother of the victim was married to the suspect but early this year they divorced following family disputes. After this, the girl together with her mother left for Ntcheu, their district of origin.
But the rapist convinced the girl to go back and continue staying with him.
Early December this year, neighbours noticed appearance change in the girl and village elders cornered the girl who confessed to have been repeatedly raped by her stepfather.
Police arrested the suspect and charged him with an offence of defilement against section 138 (1) of the penal code.
In mitigation the rapist asked the court to be lenient as he is a responsible family man.
However, First Grade Magistrate Fred Juma Chilowetsa presiding over the case said the case is serious in nature. He further condemned the convict for sexually abusing the girl instead of protecting her.
Chilowetsa went on to sentence the rapist to eight years in imprisonment with hard labour.
In a related development, the same court sentenced 19 year-old Alinafe Billy to serve a 18 month jail term for defiling a 14-year-old girl.
According to police, state prosecutor assistant superintendent McRhino Lungu told the court that the two started sleeping together when the girl was only 10 years.
“Earlier this month it was discovered that the girl is pregnant. Parents swiftly reported the matter to police,” said Lungu.
His worship Fred Juma Chilowetsa then sentenced the convict to serve 18 months jail term.
But he was quick to say that the lenient is due to circumstances on how the offence was committed. He said the relationship of the two started while the victim and the suspect were young as such childishly the offence was committed.
Alinafe Billy hails from Kamongo village, in the area of senior chief Mwadzama both from Nkhotakota district.
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8 Years Only Ukuwma Ngati Zachepa
8 years only? What do you mean?
Umayidziwa ndende iwe?
When he comes out he will resume from where he left off. Lol
Iwe olemba usamaphweketse wamva. Zakazo zakuchepera?
That is fair enough,so that he takes care of daughter, child and a grand child when he comes out
8Yrs or 8months in Prison?? Nanga mwanayo alera ndani? chilango chabwino ndikumunyanyalira khandalo likabadwa alele yekha after 2ryrs he can Now go to prison to serve his Sentence….kkkk that can be a gud punishment 4 him
osangopita ku bar bwanji?
kamodzi mimba imabwera, anakangopatsa lyf in prison mfwitondo ameneo
Hmm 8yrs is too much ndiye poti chili kwa nzako thats wy u say 8yrs only