Month: May 2016 Posts

Angry charcoal burner beats forestry official to death

May 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 58 &

A 54 year-old officer from the forestry department has been beaten to death by an angry charcoal burner in the commercial city of Blantyre, police say. The deceased, Foster Sankhulani, was severely beaten in line… ...

Man abducts, rapes 13 year-old girl

May 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

Malawi Police officers in Blantyre city have arrested a 23 year-old man for abducting and raping a 13 year-old girl. The suspect, Jones Juma, was arrested following police investigations into the report of the missing… ...

Maize thieves jailed for six years

May 11, 2016 Chimwemwe Mugwa 31 &

The Midima Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced two men to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing five bags of maize belonging to an 80 year-old man. The court heard that on… ...

Rapist gets 12 years in prison

May 11, 2016 Bright Malenga 26 &

The Nkhatabay Magistrate Court has sentenced 22 year-old Patrick Kamwanja to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 13 year-old girl. The court heard that the victim was at her brother’s house when… ...

28 arrested in sweeping exercise

May 10, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 17 &

Police in Limbe have netted 28 suspects during a sweeping exercise. According to Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police Widson Nhlane, the exercise was conducted on the night of 9-10 May by the Criminal… ...

CSOs maintain call for death sentences for albino killers

May 10, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 1,482 &

The country's Civil Society Organization (CSOs) grand coalition has asked the courts to consider stiff punishment to all criminals found guilty of killing people with albinism. According to CSOs grand coalition public relations officer, Lucky… ...

Motorcycle thieves jailed for 8 years in Mwanza

May 09, 2016 Bright Malenga 11 &

The First Grade Magistrate Court in Mwanza district has sentenced four men to eight years imprisonment with hard labour each for robbery with violence. The four convicts have been identified as Frank Yambani, 25, Bright… ...