child sexual abuse Archives

Father gets 16 years for impregnating daughter

Sep 13, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 16 years in prison for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. Eastern Region Police Prosecutor Sub Inspector Asma Katete identified the convict as… ...

Police rescue three girls from early marriage

Sep 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

In a bid to fight child marriages, police in Rumphi have managed to withdraw three girls from early marriages. According to Rumphi police spokesperson Inspector Henry Mnjere, information reached Bolero Police Unit that the said… ...

Two rapists get 15 years for raping 16-year-old girl

Sep 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu Principal Magistrate's court on Friday sentenced 22-year-old Vitumbiko Chimaliro and his 28-year-old accomplice Masautso Maliseni to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour each for raping a 16 year-old girl in a row. The two… ...

Kaliati pleads with chiefs on child marriages: Says situation alarming

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Kondwani Magombo - MANA Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has appealed to all chiefs in Mangochi to champion the fight against early marriages and encourage girls to value education.… ...

40-year-old Community Policing leader jailed for raping teen

Sep 04, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate’s court has sentenced a crime prevention panel chairperson for Kakhuta village in the district to 8 years for raping a 15-year-old girl. The convict, Bunaya Jana, aged 40, was jailed… ...

Luanar student gets five years in jail for child sexual abuse

Sep 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 21-year-old Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) student has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing a child aged 16 and impregnating her. Pilirani Mataka who is a second-year… ...

Mzimba chief removed for marrying child

Aug 25, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Inkosi M’mbelwa V has fired Group Village Headman German Mahowe, 42, for marrying a child aged 17. M’mbelwa V announced the decision in a statement posted on his Facebook page, saying Mahowe violated the rights… ...