Crime in Malawi Archives

Pastor rapes girl, 10, infects her with HIV

Oct 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 130 &

A 50-year-old Pastor is in police custody in Ntcheu for raping a ten year old girl and infecting her with HIV. The pastor sexually abused the Standard 3 girl on Wednesday, September 27. This is… ...

Woman jailed 10 months for dumping baby

Oct 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 46 &

A 20-Year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for dumping a newborn in a river. The Liwonde First Grade Magistrate court sentenced the woman, Samia Justice, after finding her guilty of endeavouring… ...

K30,000 for slapping Village headman

Oct 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 40 &

A court in Machinga has fined a 29-year-old man for slapping a village headman. The Nselema Third Grade Magistrate Court fined Steven Hassan K30000 after finding him guilty of common assault contrary to section 253… ...

Rapist jailed for 18 years

Sep 30, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Zomba has sentenced a 36-year-old man to 18 years in jail for raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The convict, Yelasoni Akapingo, committed the crime on 22nd January, 2017… ...

Rwandan fined for registering as Malawian

Sep 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 32 &

A court in Nkhotakota has fined a Rwandan national for registering during the National Identity Registration exercise. The Nkhunga First Grade magistrate court has fined the 28 year-old Rwandan national K600, 000. The convict identified… ...

Mob kills chief

Sep 29, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 99 &

Community members in Nsanje on Thursday killed a village headman after accusing him of working with blood suckers. The incident happened in Mchacha James Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mlolo in the district.… ...

Teen commits suicide

Sep 29, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 26 &

A 15-year-old boy hanged himself at Chibavi location in Mzuzu following a quarrel over a phone. According to Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police Station Cecilia Mfune, the teenager Ulunji Gondwe left home on… ...