Crime Archives

Murder suspect on bail rapes step-daughter

Aug 10, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 28 &

A 47-year-old man on bail for murder has been arrested in Ntcheu for raping his 13-year-old step-daughter. According to Ntcheu police publicist Hastings Chigalu, the suspect MacDonald Chautsi committed the crime on Tuesday at Jolijo… ...

Driver fined K0.5 million

Aug 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 24 &

The Nkhunga First Grade Magistrate court in Nkhotakota has ordered a driver to pay a fine of K500, 000. The driver has been ordered to pay such a hefty sum for causing deaths of two… ...

Five in for stealing gun

Aug 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 10 &

Five men including an Admarc security guard have been arrested for stealing a pump gun at Chigumula Market Admarc in the commercial city of Blantyre. Limbe Deputy Police Spokesperson Wisdom Nhlane has identified the five… ...

Man dies after being shot by BWB guard

Aug 09, 2017 Martha Chikoti 31 &

A suspected thief died after a Blantyre Water Board (BWB) security guard shot him, police say. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Limbe Police Station Widson Nhlane said the incident occurred on August 4, 2017. He… ...

Catholic priest dies in head-on collision

Aug 08, 2017 Bright Malenga 37 &

A Catholic priest based at Koche Parish in Mangochi has died in a head-on collision in the district. Mangochi police deputy spokesperson Amina Daudi has identified the priest as Andrew Nkhata, 44. According to Daudi,… ...

Woman denied exit after fears she was trafficking child

Aug 08, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

Immigration officers at Mwanza border on Monday stopped a South Africa bound 30-year-old woman from passing through the border over fears that she was trafficking a child. According to Mwanza border publicist, Pasqually Zulu, the… ...

Fuel prices in Malawi maintained

Aug 07, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 50 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has decided to maintain fuel prices which were implemented in November last year. This means that the prices remain at MK824.70 per litre for petrol, MK815.80 per litre for… ...