Crime Archives

Man jailed 14 years for raping child

Jan 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The First Grade Magistrate Court sitting at Mponela has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 12-year-old girl. The court through the state Prosecutor Sub… ...

Teacher arrested for child sexual abuse in Nsanje

Jan 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nsanje have arrested a Primary School teacher at Makoka School for allegedly raping a 15-year-old Standard 7 pupil on New Year’s Day. The suspect has been identified as Seda Bonzo. According to Nsanje… ...

Football hooligans torch 13 houses after losing game

Jan 05, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are hunting for football hooligans who set on fire 13 houses and stole goats after their team lost a football match. Deputy public relations officer for Lilongwe police station sergeant Foster Benjamin… ...

Man arrested for wounding village headman

Jan 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly assaulting group village headman Mphimbi over a car parking accident. The suspect has been identified as Madalitso Kanali and he committed the offence… ...

Rumphi Police register decrease in reported crime

Jan 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rumphi Police Station has registered a decrease in reported crime, road accidents and sexual abuse cases. Statistical report on crime at the station shows that 487 were registered in 2020 compared with 603 cases registered… ...

Two arrested over Chamba

Jan 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police at Mponela in Dowa District have arrested two suspects for being found in possession of Chamba. The two suspects have been identified as Phillip Isaac and Yohane Kanyenda and they committed… ...

Man killed in Dowa after being caught having sex with another man’s wife

Jan 02, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 24-year-old man in Dowa has been killed after being caught red handed having sexual intercourse with another man's wife. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Gladson M’bumpha identified the deceased as Yakonia Weston… ...