A court in Balaka has sentenced two men to nine years in jail for stealing a breast cancer detecting machine from a cancer specialist.
The two are Geoffrey Chinyama and Laiton Juma.
State prosecutor Ellias Chitsulo told the court that Balaka Police received information that Dr Briony Ackroyd’s portable ultrasound machine used to diagnose breast cancer was stolen from her on 5th February when she was going to Mangochi to attend to patients showing signs of cancer.
On 11th February, a team of detectives from Ulongwe Police received a tip that someone was keeping a laptop and in course of following up, the officers arrested Chinyama and Juma as well as recovered the stolen ultrasound machine.
Appearing before court, the two men were convicted on their own plea of guilty.
In his submission, Sub Inspector Chitsulo prayed for a stiff penalty considering the circumstances in which the case was committed.
“They came as well-wishers and were paid 100 US dollars for helping the doctor out of the mud but were ungrateful that their act portrayed a very bad picture about Malawians,” he said.
The state further said the offence is very serious and the machine stolen might have been used to save someone’s life.
Second Grade Magistrate Victor Sibu concurred with the state and sentenced the two to 9 years imprisonment with hard labour as a lesson to other would be offenders.
Geoffrey Chinyama (31) and Laiton Juma (22) hail from Nsaliwa village in the area of Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka.
GOOD try mukazatuluka make sure u planned very well so dat they don’t catch u again
Naughty malawian
mbuzi zaanthu izi
Maiba iba
Nine yrs in prison ok
Allie Gabriel M’bettie hahaha koma dziko la Mw ndilokomera olemera chaponda ali phee uko or unyolo kuyandikira
Kkkk such is life in Mw bra…and i dont understand this courts they fasten the case of poor people than rich ones now we are hearing of 1.4 mita ya Vuya Kaunda,Joseph Mwanamveka about 18m to its company Amazon the country still quiet on that
Yu mean this two, idiot ,,,
kuba mpaka machine akuchipatala? zochitsa manyazi
Kkkkkk,pa nyasaland,,,,,okuba mamillion anthu sakulowa mndende koma amphawi pompopompo eeeiiiiish
Mbuzi zenizei muzona
Viani ku Boading Baxi..100 Dollers anakupatsaniyo yinachepa..eti? Kkkk
Akanat olo aphedwe afiti awiriwa
Zakazo zachepa coz the guys r murders not thieves.kumaonako zakuba.
amalawi mafilimu atitheradi eti hahahaha