Month: November 2017 Posts

No mother plucked out stepson’s eyes in Mangochi – Police

Nov 03, 2017 Bright Malenga 11 &

Mangochi police station has refuted claims that a stepmother has plucked out eyes of her stepson in the district. There is a photo circulating on social media claiming that a boy was stealing relish and… ...

White volunteer caught in racism web in Malawi: calls a child “little bitch”

Aug 04, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 311 &

A storm has been raised by a white volunteer, Callum Skinner, over distasteful comments he made on Malawian children on social media. According to information Malawi24 has, Skinner and his colleagues are in Malawi as… ...

Village headman rapes mentally challenged girl

Jun 15, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 61 &

Police in the country's eastern region of Balaka are keeping in custody one of the district's village headman for raping and impregnating a mentally challenged girl. According to deputy police publicist in the district Gerald… ...

60 year-old rapist jailed for 11 years

Jun 03, 2016 Martha Chikoti 33 &

Kasungu first Grade Magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced a 60 year-old man to 11 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 12 year old girl. Kasungu Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza confirmed… ...

Man stoned to death for skinning child’s skull

May 28, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 465 &

A man in Chikhwawa has been killed after he was found skinning his child’s skull. According to a source, the man wanted to take out the child’s brain in order to sell it. The child… ...

Mother poisons her baby to death

Apr 20, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 99 &

A young mother in Machinga district has been arrested for being suspected to have poisoned her two year-old child to death. The 18 year-old woman is understood to have killed the child in anger after… ...

Man sells child for K0.9 million

Mar 18, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 66 &

A man in Dowa has been jailed after he was found guilty of selling a child at the price of K0.9 million. The man identified as 22 year-old   Julius Nanthambwe has been sentenced to 8… ...