child sexual abuse Archives

25-Year-old maid arrested for raping child

Dec 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a woman aged 25 for raping her employer’s 13-year-old child. The suspect has been identified as Chrissy Sanudi Blantyre Police Station Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Peter Mchiza said the… ...

Malawian Prophet jailed for rape

Dec 14, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 28-year-old self-proclaimed Prophet, Samuel James, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 15-year-old child. First Grade Magistrate George Chimombo of Chisenjere Magistrate Court handed the sentence to the… ...

Dedza motorcyclist rapes 8-year-old boy

Dec 13, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested an 18-year-old motorcycle taxi operator for sodomizing a child aged eight. The suspect has been identified as Clement Chidoma of Ngwimbi Village, Traditional Authority Kachindammoto in the district. Chidoma was… ...

Girl, 11, gives birth after being raped by stepfather in Malawi

Dec 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An 11-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather has given birth at Dedza District Hospital. Local media reports indicate that the girl is currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital. The girl-child was sexually… ...

Ex-convict arrested for raping 2 sisters

Nov 25, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi District have arrested an ex-convict, Eric Abasi aged 25, for raping two sisters aged 9 and 10. The incident happened on the evening of Saturday at M'balula Village, Traditional Authority Chowe in… ...

Man rapes, impregnates daughter in Blantyre

Nov 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 58-year-old man has been arrested in Blantyre for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old biological daughter. The suspect has been identified as Alex Ngwale and he was arrested on November 10, 2021. According to the… ...

Teacher jailed three years for touching student inappropriately

Nov 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 55-year-old secondary school in Dowa has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of indecent assault for touching a student inappropriately. The teacher identified as McDonald Jubele Chikagwa, committed the crime… ...

Congolese national jailed 10 years for raping child in Dowa

Nov 05, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate Court on Thursday convicted 22-year-old Congolese national to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 14-year-old Burundian girl. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Ezara Bakili heard… ...

Gule Wamkulu member rapes boy

Nov 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An 18-year-old Gule Wamkulu member has been arrested in Ntchisi for raping a ten-year-old boy at a Gule Wamkulu initiation camp within the district. Ntchisi Police Spokesperson, Sergeant Yohane Tasowana, said the suspect identified as… ...

Man arrested for sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

Nov 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Police in Zomba are keeping in custody a 20-year-old man identified as Gift Kaliati for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. According to Deputy Police Spokesperson for Zomba Police station Sergeant Patrick Maseko,… ...

Malawi’s defilement law under scrutiny

Oct 30, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A three-judge panel of the Constitutional Court will examine Malawi’s law on defilement in relation to the way it criminalises consensual sexual relationships. The court will then determine constitutionality of law to the extent it… ...

Man gets 21-years in prison for raping 1-year-old baby

Oct 27, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday sentenced 20-year-old James George to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his 14-month-old stepdaughter. Mangochi Public relations officer Amina Tepani Daudi told Malawi24 that the court through… ...