A 30-year-old security guard at Bangwe Youth Centre in Blantyre has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl who went to watch football at the centre.
Confirming to Malawi24, Limbe Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane identified the convict as Gustino Ibrahim.
Nhlane said on October 19 this year the rapist was on duty (day shift) at the centre with his colleague and the girl went there to watch a football match.
The guard enticed the victim with K180 and later took her into the nearest toilet where he raped her.
The girl narrated the ordeal to her mother who later reported the matter to police where a report was issued for the victim to go for medical examination.
All the two security guards who were on duty on the day of the rape were taken to police for identification and Gustino Ibrahim was positively identified by the victim.
In court, presiding Magistrate Thoko Soko found the rapist guilty of defilement which is contrary to section 138(1) of the penal code.
She then slapped him with a 16 year jail term to deter would be offenders.
The convict comes from Liunje village, Traditional Authority Likoswe in Chiradzulu.
And bulundian get 6yrz why?
Just an hour, you said wa ku Burundi wagamulidwa zaka 6. Uyu wa ku Malawi mpaka 16. Malamulo akusiyana bwanji popeza onse mlandu wawo ndi ofanana?
Mburundi nde iye mwampasa dzaka zochepa bwanji ? Koma amalawi tokhatokha nde zaka zonsezo mmmh!
Mpaka zaka 16 zomwezi. That’s unfair
Malawi zanu 16 years, pomwe Burundi mlandu omweu amugamura 6 years. Why malawi why??????
Enjoy your days in jail baddy
aaaaaaaaaa the same mlandu waku Burundi 6 years but a Malawian 16years,, wat the hell is this? foreigners being loved so much by these judges than their fellow Malawians
Koma abale tikuzunza tokhatokha
Judges being unfair to fellow Malawians.No doubt,paja money is the answer of everything i dont know the question…
Lamulo Lapaziko lapasi kkkkk kma kumwamba tikalandira chilango mofana
Dziko ndichoncho! Amphawi akagwira ndende ya anthu olemera! Kananji kupezeka kuti wagwilira mwana was Lawyer! basi aphunzira kuzenga milandu pa iwe! 30 yrs! Is it life imprisonment?
komanso zinazi ooonseewa m’ene achulukilamu mkumalimbana nditiana aaaaa zofuna
Mai Malawi watani wakunja ndie 6 yrs. where are those called themselves CSO?
nawo ana amatsiku ano akumanyanya kukula mwachangu n the dress code
Chaponda aweluzidwe naye asaaaa..osamangotinimpha mmaso apa
Ndeno m’burundi wapasidwa six years yo. amalawi???? Mmmmhhh
you see, an hour ago mwatiuza zoti a Burundian national amugamula 6 years pa mlandu wa rape now mukuti a Malawian national is gettin 16years pa mlandu ofananawo,why ?bwanji timazuzana tokha tokha? oooooooo,that’s why the bible tells us that we shall not judge,bcoz God knew already that we can’t be gud judges at all.
mulandu ofanana koma zigamulo kusiyana. Ndiye kuti aliyese amangogamula za mmutu mwake eti? Ndimaona ngatitu zimachokera mmabuku
Ur right bro…….this world z wicked☹☹☹☹☹☹
The stupidity of rape…it only lasts in seconds but the jail sentence run in years…kulibwino ndikagule ma hule ku bwandiro
He deserves life imprisonment
Good and dont forget to cut his balls …… How dare is he raping innocent child
eeeeeeeee shiiiiii mbola