Crime Archives

Man found dead in Nsanje: head and private parts chopped off

Oct 12, 2015 Hajira Halilu 43 &

Malawi Police in Nsanje district over the weekend found a corpse of a 79 year old watchman who was murdered and had his head and private parts removed by unknown assailants. According to Nsanje police assistant… ...

8 years for raping two step-daughters

Oct 11, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 41 &

A Malawian court in Mangochi district has sentenced a 62 year old man to 8 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after the court found him guilty of raping his two step daughters. Mangochi police station prosecutor… ...

‘Lustful’ teenager rapes a 9-year old girl in Nkhotakota

Oct 10, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 51 &

Malawi Police in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody a boy aged 17 for sexually assaulting a nine year old girl. Nkhotakota police spokesperson Williams Kaponda said the suspect is a form one student at… ...

Malawi Police arrest man over sodomy in Mzuzu

Oct 10, 2015 Thula Chisamba 2 &

Police in Mzuzu have detained a 19 year old man identified as Christopher Jamu who is suspected to have sexually abused a 12 year old boy at Chibavi Township. Police publicist for the city said… ...

Three arrested for vandalizing railway line

Oct 10, 2015 Martha Chikoti 19 &

Malawi Police in Neno have arrested three men on allegations that they vandalized a railway line in the district. The suspects have been identified by police as John Nicolus and Ishmael Ntentha both 25 years… ...

Police arrest four in Blantyre

Oct 09, 2015 Luke Bisani 27 &

Malawi Police in Blantyre have arrested four men for their involvement in a series of robberies around the city more especially in locations. The four, Jonathan George 20,Frank Kachingwe 19,Junior Singini 18 and Aaron Mofolo 16, are… ...

Angry community members assault, kill a suspected criminal

Oct 09, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 39 &

A 21 year old Malawian man in Nsanje district who raped and killed a 1 year old girl has been killed by an irate mob, Malawi24 has learnt. Nsanje Police Public Relations Officer, Sub-Inspector Samson… ...