Month: April 2020 Posts

Men flee Kaporo in Karonga over police operation

Apr 15, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some men from Kaporo area in Karonga are in hiding after escaping a Police operation that seeks to bring to book culprits who allegedly killed a suspected bloodsucker in the area. A visit to the… ...

Student arrested over fake news about bloodsucking

Apr 14, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 20-year-old form four student has been arrested after he claimed that his blood had been sucked. The student, Oscar Mwale, from Nanthomba Community Day Secondary School had a nosebleed but he went on to… ...

UN says not enough being done to stop bloodsucking violence

Apr 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has called on authorities in Malawi to do more and act urgently to stop criminal acts related to rumours about bloodsucking. UN Resident Coordinator for Malawi Ms. Maria Jose Torres said… ...

Four arrested for assaulting health workers over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested four people for assaulting three medical workers from Mchinji District Hospital on suspicions that they were blood suckers. Mchinji police public relation officer Kondwani Kandiado identified the suspects as; Lemani… ...

27 arrested over blood suckers saga

Mar 29, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in the North have arrested 27 people as they continue to crack down on perpetrators of violence heightened by rumours about blood suckers. The suspects have been arrested from different areas in the region.… ...

Malawi blood sucking scandal: Police dismiss the rumors

Aug 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Police has dismissed claims that bloodsuckers have resurfaced and are looming around in Mulanje for their victims. Police spokesperson, James Kadadzera, told one of the local papers that the allegations are unfounded. “We… ...

Suspected bloodsuckers rescued in Mangochi

Oct 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 27 &

There was commotion at Chilipa in Mangochi district when two businessmen who went to the district to look for charms were about to be burned to death on suspicion that they are bloodsuckers. The incident… ...