The Midima Second Grade Magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced a 21 year-old man to seven years imprisonment for stealing from a church.
Facts from police are that the convict Benito Minesi and his accomplice, who is yet to appear before court, during the night of 25 October 2016 broke into Chigodi CCAP church in Blantyre and stole various items.
The court heard that the convicts stole nine bags of maize, nine food warmers, seven water buckets, 44 plates, tea cups, kitchen spoons, and pots, all valued at K301,000.
The court also heard that after police investigations, the robbers were arrested and Minesi pleaded guilty in court but his accomplice denied the charge and is remanded at Chichiri Prison waiting for a hearing.
In mitigation, the convict asked the court to exercise lenience because he is a first offender.
But presiding magistrate Loyce Chirwa slapped him with a 7 year jail term to deter would be offenders.
Benito Minesi hails from Somba village Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje district.
In a related development, Malawi Police have arrested three men for stealing various items at Bangwe community day secondary school.
According to Limbe Police deputy spokesperson Pezesai Zembeneko, the suspects have been identified as Christopher Adam aged 33, Michael James Banda, 41, and Thomson Chatha aged 33.
Zembeneko said the suspects stole three CPUs, two monitors, one amplifier, 10 packets of sugar and two speakers.
“We have arrested three suspects who together with their three friends who are still in hiding stole various items at Bangwe Community day secondary school,” said Zembeneko.
Meanwhile the police have recovered the stolen items but Zembeneko said investigations are underway to arrest the other three suspects.
Adam hails from Mtambi village Traditional Authority Mthilamanja in Mulanje, James Banda comes from Tchona village Traditional Authority Nsamala in Balaka and Chatha hails from Fusani village Traditional Authority Simon in Neno.
Mesa za church amaweruza ndi mulungu????
Just leave him God will judge him
300 thousand changu kupereka chigamulo 10billion mpaka pano simukutiuza chilichose,Maaaaa Maaaaaa malawi wanga
Kkkkkkkkkk add him 5 to make it 12 as how the desciples was
Was he a member or outside? If he was a member that’s out of bounce you are wrong
Woa Woa they could have just forgive him
Ok
Munthuyu watengako zake zomwe amapeleka sembe.7yrs aaaaa ndechaponda ndi 5000 yrs
Pomwe azitula udindo uwu peter ife tonse osauka tikakhala tilikundende chifukwa anthu olemela awa milandu yawo mmakhoti silulongosoka ayi koma apalamule olisha ng’ombe muone zaka amulamule uchuluka.mlandu wagalu uyu mukuti chaponda kulibe khoti lomwe mukapezako mapepala amlandu umeneuja ayi pano adaocha onse ngati adaocha amavote nde mukanene mlandu wakupha ngati umenewo.
Mwasiya Majoti (Chaponda) Muķulimbana ndi za Mulunğu iya zandikwana
Eeee kulowelela ndnkhan yambuye iy siyoyenela kukhot
Second judgement waiting for him in heaven.
Zampingo samangana bwanji kodi
Malamulo akumalawi olimbana ndi anthu ovutika. Mulephera kumanga Bakili Muluzi mbava ndinu mbuzi za anthu
anali mtchalitchi waba zàmtchalitchi tsono wapita kundende sayambanso kuba maunyolo kumeneko
Kkkkkk koma abale zinazi kungofuna thembelelo shuwa
What about George Chaponda ?
maluzi ndimmene aswera wachita bwino ameneyu akadye zaulere zakundende
Mesa Aba Za Mulungu, Musiyeni Mwini Wake Aweluze Osati Inu.
Mwamchulusa bwanji zaka zoooo ???? mkuntheka amangolondela samapasidwa malipiro komaso musaiwa kt mbuzi imadya pomwe yamangilidwa.
K301 000. bas zithu za mpingo zopanda mwina wake,,,,kalawansi kawina wake one day. mpaka 7yrz olo woweluzayo ndi ndalama ya miyezi ingati? kd mpingo umenewu bwanji za Mulungu Ndi Za Mdziko Zili Ndi Mphavu Ndi Ziti mukanasiya mwini zinthu aweluze.
Za church samangana zayamba liti?
Eti? Inenso ndadabwa.
Kkkkkkkkkkk
Ndiye kuti a church’wo ndamene anakadandaula kupolisi.Thats contrary to the scriptures&also age of the accused matters21
kkkkk osamanga agalu enawa bwanj plz
Get the guy to receive Christ…. in jail yes, but most importantly – Christ.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk mbava zobera ma verse
What about these people who are stealing from the entire Malawi people?