The Midima Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to eight years in prison for taking part in gang-raping a 16-year-old girl.
Limbe police assistant public relations officer Widson Nhlane identified the convict as Mohamed John Nsomba who together with his friend gang-raped the girl on 13 April, 2017 at Mpingwe in the township of Limbe.
“The convict and his accomplice who is still at large defiled a 16 year old girl one after another and when the matter was reported to police, the victim was referred to the hospital for medical examination where the results came positive,” said Nhlane.
After launching investigations, police arrested Mahomed John Somba and charged him with defilement contrary to section 138(1) of the penal code.
In court, Nsomba pleaded guilty hence presiding magistrate Mangawa Makhalira slapped him with an eight year jail term to act as a deterrent to would be offenders.
The convict comes from Macheso village in Traditional Authority Kuntaja in Blantyre district.
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Here is more work for the ACB cos there is no way one can get an 8 year sentence for a serious crime like this one.
I tnk dis guy z astupt cz we hv a lot ov bar n even in villages we can fynd bitches bt h was bzy gang-raping a kids aaaa shame
Stupid Writting. Timvapo Chani Apa Osangosiya Bwanji Ma Headlines wo
#malawi24 ur writing too short stories that is just aheadline
malawi 24 why dont u give all the details of your news.why headlines only?
muzipanga click link yo kuti muwerenge full story
Nakha abusa anagwirira tsikana anampanga adopt uja zili pati?
Hmm Zachuluka Anavutka Munthuyo
rape is a global problem………
all the best in prison
M’mene aphwekela akaziwa kuchita kugwililira? bomboclaat
mesa mowa wo ankamwela limodzi… ha hule ka 16 kameneko kamakonda mowa
chili kwa nzako finyitsa. 8 yrs zachepa? muzazigwira coz kuziona nkulinga zikudutsa
Mwalakhuratu