Crime in Malawi Archives

20kgs of chamba lands man in cooler

Sep 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 21 &

Police in Mangochi are keeping in custody a 35-year-old man for being found with the illegal drug. The man has been identified as Adam Dickson of Makawa village, Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi. According to… ...

Police deny rumours of ‘blood suckers’

Sep 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 116 &

Police in Malawi have dismissed rumours that there are blood suckers in Mulanje district. According to the police, reports about the presence of people who are sucking blood of other people in the district are… ...

Man sentenced to 20 months for stealing cow

Sep 15, 2017 Martha Chikoti 13 &

The Karonga First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 months in prison for stealing a cow. The convict, George Kanyika, was answering the case of Theft of Cattle which is contrary… ...

Rapist given 12-year jail term

Sep 15, 2017 Martha Chikoti 7 &

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 10-year-old girl in Blantyre. Deputy spokesperson for Limbe Police Widson Nhlane identified the convict as Frank John. According to… ...

Reverend jailed for rape

Sep 14, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 21 &

A court in Rumphi has sentenced a 42-year-old reverend to 14 years in jail for raping a girl under the age of 16. The pastor has been identified as Reverend Chiowa Banda. Rumphi Police Prosecutor… ...

Indians, Malawian arrested over banned liquor

Sep 14, 2017 Bright Malenga 4 &

Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody four men for illegal manufacturing, distribution and selling of . The four, who include three men of Indian origin and a Malawian, are being accused of contravening laws… ...

Bank employee steals K3 million

Sep 12, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

A bank employee in Mzuzu only went to work on Monday to steal. The employee has been identified as Thomas Misiyo who is a Teller Supervisor at First Merchant Bank (FMB) Mzuzu Branch. According to… ...

Driver in for causing deaths

Sep 12, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody a 39-year-old driver for causing death through reckless driving. Kanengo police station deputy spokesperson Salome Zgambo Chibwana has identified the driver as Patrick Chadza of Kamphanje village, Traditional… ...

Man commits suicide

Sep 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

A 44-year-old man in Blantyre killed himself on Sunday after he was found sexually abusing his three granddaughters. According to police report, on 9th September around midnight, the man, Edward Standi, was caught in a… ...

Woman kills baby to save marriage

Sep 12, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody a 22-year-old woman for killing her baby by dumping it in a pit latrine. Mzuzu Police Station public relations officer Martin Bwanali told Malawi24 that the woman, Fiskani… ...

Grandpa jailed for raping, impregnating granddaughter

Sep 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Balaka Magistrate Court has sentenced a 70-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of raping his 14-year-old granddaughter. The convict has been identified as Phillipo Ngozo. The court heard… ...

70 vehicles impounded in Mzimba

Sep 09, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Mzimba have impounded 70 vehicles which were not roadworthy with the aim of curbing road accidents in the district. This is according to Mzimba Police Station spokesperson Peter Botha who said traffic police… ...

Police recover K90,000 worth of items

Sep 09, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Bangwe on Wednesday recovered items which were stolen from a house in Bangwe on Sunday. Limbe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane said the police have also arrested the robber identified as… ...

Killer father dies

Sep 08, 2017 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A father who killed his two sons with a gun is dead. The killer who was a prison officer was on bail for killing his sons in 2015. He collapsed at his home on Thursday.… ...

Three jailed for stealing cattle

Sep 07, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Liwonde First Grade Magistrate court on Tuesday sentenced three men to 42 months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing cattle. According to Machinga police publicist Constable Davie Sulumba, the three are Dickson Kumbani, 29, Saizi… ...