Crime Archives

Motorcycle operator jailed for stealing from customer

Feb 12, 2017 Martha Chikoti 9 &

Kasungu First Grade Magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced a 31 year-old motorcycle operator to 42 months in jail for stealing from a customer. The convict Andrew Kawiya was jailed after being found guilty of the… ...

Pakistani national jailed 16 years for raping a teenage Malawian girl

Feb 10, 2017 Bright Malenga 90 &

A court in Zomba has sentenced a Pakistani national to 16 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 15 year-old Malawian girl. The convict Zeeshan Jaral Raja, 33, repeatedly raped the girl between 13th… ...

Two arrested for shopping using fake cheques

Feb 09, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Police in Machinga district have arrested two ex-convicts for trying to buy stationery using fake bank cheques. According to the Malawi Police Service, the two are Eddie Alex Luchunga, 48, from Chipanda, in the area… ...

Spare me jail, I have 20 children – convict begs magistrate

Feb 09, 2017 Enock Naphazi 36 &

A 44 year-old man convicted for selling medical drugs pleaded with a magistrate to spare him jail because he has 20 children and three wives. The man, Tonex Brandnew, was arrested on February 2 at… ...

Three juveniles sent to Reformation Centre in Nkhotakota

Feb 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 2 &

A Child Justice Court in Nkhotakota district has sent three juveniles aged 17, 15 and 16 to Chirwa reformatory centre in Zomba after they were convicted of various items including car tyres and batteries. The… ...

Malawian man nabbed for trying to sell nephew

Feb 08, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 3 &

Malawi Police in Mulanje over the weekend arrested a 67-year-old man on suspicion that he attempted to sell his 14-year-old nephew. Mulanje Police Station spokesperson Gresham Ngwira has identified the suspect as Biton Phambala who … ...

Burglar jailed for 39 months

Feb 08, 2017 Martha Chikoti 2 &

The Limbe Dalton court on Monday sentenced a 23 year-old man to 39 months imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a bar. Limbe police station deputy spokesperson Pedzesai Zembeneko identified the thief as Frank… ...