Month: October 2021 Posts

Father jailed 21 years for raping biological daughter

Oct 27, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

A senior resident magistrate sitting in Mzimba on Tuesday sentenced Chimwemwe Zimba to serve a 21-year jail term for raping his 9-year-old biological daughter. Zimba was arrested in August this year on allegations of raping… ...

Prophet jailed 14 years for rape

Oct 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 20-year-old self-acclaimed prophet in Mulanje has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 15-year-old girl. The prophet has been identified as Julius Phiri and he was handed the sentence… ...

Kaliati removes children from pubs, resthouses

Oct 20, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Gender and Community Development Patricia Kaliati and Malawi Police officers have rescued several children from drinking joints and resthouses where they were involved in sex work. The operation by Kaliati and the Malawi… ...

Man gets 14 years for raping child in Karonga

Oct 20, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Karonga First Grade Magistrate's court has sentenced 43-year-old Chakufwa Nyirenda to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 7-year-old girl. The court heard through state prosecutor, Sub-Inspector Harrison Mtambalika that Nyirenda raped… ...

54-year-old man gets 18 years in jail for raping child in Thyolo

Oct 16, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Thyolo Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced 54-year-old Peter Moses to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 5-year-old child. Thyolo police station public relations officer sergeant Rabecca Kashoti has confirmed… ...

90 year-old man jailed 21 years for raping two children

Oct 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court in Dedza has sentenced a 90-year-old grandfather, Lester Danken, to 21 years in prison for raping his two granddaughters aged 10 and 11. According to Dedza Police Deputy Publicist Sergeant… ...

Two men jailed 18 years each for raping children

Oct 11, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday sentenced two men to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour each for the offence of defilement contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code. Thyolo police public relations… ...