The Midima Senior Magistrate Court has sentenced a 33 year-old thief to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Deputy spokesperson for Limbe police Pedzesai Zembeneko said the convict William Konyani on 16 February broke into the house of a resident in the area and stole items worth K55,000.
The thief stole assorted items such as a DVD player, two small speakers and few groceries all worth K55,000.
In court he was convicted of theft and burglary and during mitigation he said the court should consider that he is a first offender and has a family to support.
However, senior resident Magistrate Mangawa Makhalira said despite sound mitigation factors, the convict deserved a stiff sentence.
He then sentenced the thief to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for burglary and two years for theft, both sentences will run concurrently.
The convict hails from Kalimbuka village, Traditional Authority Chimaliro in Thyolo.
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its good 2 do that bu u have 2 start apresedant
This is bullshit!!! a poor country with poor people with poor minds kumangozunzana basi xiewww am upset
God punish that judge
Telling him that next tym try to swindle big cash….like politicians.
Justice……..
Judge amene wachita izi Mulungu amukhululukire K55000 ten good years in jail anthu akuba Billions and millions of money ali kunja ooooooonooo I’m speechless.Koma mukamachita izi mumadziwa kuti kuli Mulungu?
Don’t worry abt him!
At 33 he is still young.He is going to write MSCE while serving his sentence and soon he will graduate with a Degree in Law @ one of our Universities. There is no hard Labour in our prisons nowadays.
Too many freedoms….!
Thats why God sad do not judge for you will be judged anaona zimenezi.
hahaha what a joke…
Nyasaland jail it’s only for the poor malawians
Unku ndiye nkhanza k55000 10years mpaka??? Koma judge iwe umudziwe yesu ndi azibale ake omwe
While someone with millions of kwachas, dollars, Rands n Pulas still enjoying fresh air, dziko!
lol judges dololo
Shame
Machende awonso amupasa zakawo pamtumbo . Nanga onse anaba ma bilioo’wo munawatan?
Pantumbo pawo ma judge wo, wht about thos thieve who steal billions of money they come out after 2 years after behave well in prison shame on you judges
Lets try maths…k55,000=10….chapox cash in house $158m=life improsnment wif all hs relateves together includong de judges n hs relatives…all life imprisonment….kusata malamulo pa mphawiyu kma enawa mukuwaopa…chidiru judge ameneyo…nbuz yamu2,wandinyasa hevy
Kma cashgate ndye 2yrs so sad
Didn’t u know the justice system in Malawi works only on those who can’t buy their freedom????? If I had a billion dollars today id give a dirty slap to the one who believes himself to be leading this country n they’d let me go!!! I bet a judge would be like ” after going through the prosecutions presentation and the defense we find the accused not guilty,he was just venting out his anger kkkkk
Nanga Chaponda bwanji simumumanga? Kukondera eti?