Month: March 2021 Posts

Rapist slapped with 11-year sentence in Balaka

Mar 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for a raping a girl aged 16. The convict has been identified as Patrick Masinde. The Balaka Magistrate’s Court learned through… ...

Man jailed 12 years for indecent assault

Mar 02, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 68 in Rumphi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting his own granddaughter. The First Magistrate Court in Rumphi handed out the sentence on Monday. The convict, John… ...

Two men get 20 years in jail for gang-raping child

Feb 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two men aged 23 and 22 in Mzimba have been sentenced to 20 years in prison each for gang-raping a child aged 15. The two are Sopani Nyirongo (23) and Ephraim Wilima. They abducted the… ...

Woman gets four years in jail for raping 14-year-old boy

Feb 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 31-year-old woman in Dowa has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for raping a child aged 14. The woman raped the boy on several occasions from January 2020 to February 2021 Dowa Police… ...

Witchdoctor gets two-year jail term for assisting man to rape child

Feb 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 52-year-old witchdoctor has been handed a two-year jail term for aiding another man to rape a child aged 13. The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe handed out the sentence on Tuesday. The witchdoctor… ...

Man gets 21 years in prison for sexually abusing sister in-law

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Ntcheu on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 21 years in prison for raping and impregnating his 16-year-old sister in-law. The man has been identified as… ...

Man aged 40 rapes biological child

Feb 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man for raping his 14-year-old biological daughter. Dowa Police publicist Gladson M'bumpha said the suspect Likisoni Chadza is believed to have raped the girl on the night of February 14… ...