Crime Archives

Six family members poisoned in Lilongwe

Nov 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 24 &

Six members of the same family are currently admitted at Daeyang Luke Hospital after they ate food that is suspected to have been poisoned. The incident occurred at Robert Camp Village, in the area of… ...

Thugs attack police officer

Nov 21, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 59 &

Panga wielding thugs in Lilongwe on Sunday attacked a police officer and his friend before robbing the two of their cellphones. The thugs robbed the officer and his friend of four cellphones worth K203,000. According… ...

Pharmacy technician steals surgical gloves

Nov 21, 2017 Bright Malenga 7 &

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Central Region Police Headquarters on Saturday arrested Evans Mkulunga, a pharmacy technician at Lilongwe District Health Office for stealing 30 cartons of surgical gloves worth MK1.5 million. The Police learnt… ...

Teacher arrested for raping 16-year-old learner

Nov 20, 2017 Martha Chikoti 29 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested a primary school teacher at Chididi Primary School for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in the district. Police have identified the suspect as Geoffrey Kazembe, 30, of Kachibande Village in… ...

Malawian murder suspect roaming freely in South Africa

Nov 19, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 33 &

A Malawian man suspected of killing his aunt in Malawi is roaming freely in Honeydew informal settlement in South Africa. The suspect Ntchindi Nyirongo jumped bail and fled to South Africa where he is living.… ...

Teenager gets 8 years for stealing in PEA’s office

Nov 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 21 &

A court in Mangochi has sentenced Eliyasa Jana, 18, to 8 years imprisonment for stealing items and cash worth K2 million from a Primary Education Advisor’s (PEA) office in the district. Presenting the facts in… ...

Two brothers behind bars over Indian hemp

Nov 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 27 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested two brothers for cultivating and being found in possession of Indian hemp. Police have identified the suspects as Esau Banda, 20, and Samuel Banda, 21, of Ching'amba Village in the… ...