Crime in Malawi Archives

Man jailed for encroaching in game reserve

Aug 31, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Entering into a protected area to catch fish has earned a 65-year-old man 18 months imprisonment with hard labour. According to police, on August 18 this year at Bua River, the man Kusita Adam conveyed… ...

Girl, 10, raped, infected with HIV

Aug 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Mulanje district have arrested a 29-year-old man for raping his ten-year-old stepdaughter and infecting her with HIV. Information from the police files indicate that the suspect is Charles Magalasi who is stepfather of… ...

Grave of baby found tampered with

Aug 30, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Two days after the body of a baby was laid to rest, unknown people went to the grave to exhume the body though they did not succeed. The baby who was named by some well-wishers… ...

Police officer nabbed for beating wife

Aug 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 6 &

Police in Malawi's capital Lilongwe have arrested a fellow officer who severely beat his wife, Malawi24 can report. The officer, Superintendent Berlington Kamwagha from Kawale police station, assaulted his wife leaving her with facial injuries.… ...

Man injures ex-wife

Aug 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 32-year-old man is in the cooler at Nkhotakota police station for attacking his ex-wife with a panga knife. Nkhotakota police deputy spokesperson Paul Malimwe told Malawi24 that the suspect, Enock Chiwedza, went to the… ...

Robber gets four years in jail

Aug 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 26-year-old man to four years in jail for stealing K620,000 worth of items and K120,000 in cash. The convict has been identified as Chisomo Kangaude of Londa-Londa village… ...

Man dupes Zambian couple of K5m claiming he will multiply it

Aug 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 45-year-old man for defrauding a Zambian couple of MK5 million after telling them he would multiply the money. Police say the Zambian woman Philonia Phiri heard from a certain… ...

Man murders wife in Mulanje

Aug 25, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police in Mulanje are keeping in custody a 64-year-old man for killing his 55-year-old wife. The law enforcers have identified the man as Chitekwe Moffat who murdered his wife Ireen Zuwedi. Mulanje police spokesperson Sergeant… ...

Two found selling fake dollars

Aug 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Two people were on Tuesday caught selling fake United States Dollar notes in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. Police in Kanengo have confirmed that the two are indeed in cooler for being found circulating fake US$50 notes… ...

Police recover vehicle stolen from South African

Aug 24, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Malawi Road Traffic officers in Machinga district have impounded a vehicle which is believed to have been stolen from South Africa. According to police report, the vehicle, a Toyota Fortuner registration number RU8817 was recovered… ...

Man kills himself after getting dumped

Aug 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 38-year-old man in Ntchisi killed himself after his girlfriend dumped him. According to Ntchisi police report, the deceased has been identified as Ganizani Chingale from Lazaro village in the district who was staying alone… ...

Relatives hand over man who stabbed creditor to police

Aug 22, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Relatives of a man wanted for stabbing a creditor in Lilongwe handed him over to police on Saturday. The man Edgar Kulemeka, 30, was at large after stabbing 29-year-old Sally Mkwezalamba over a K750,000 debt.… ...

Man rapes mentally ill woman

Aug 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Police in Nkhatabay are keeping in custody Moffat Nyirenda, 31, for raping a 32-year-old mentally ill woman. Nkhatabay Police Station Spokesperson Ignatius Essau said the sexual abuse happened after the victim went to attend a… ...

Man rapes 10 year old girl

Aug 21, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Police at Kanengo in Lilongwe have arrested a 45-year-old man for raping a 10-year-old girl. Kanengo police station spokesperson Laban Makalani told Malawi24 that the man Amoni Chiboma Kamphira hails from Gumbi village in the… ...

Man commits suicide in Bvumbwe

Aug 21, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 25-year-old man in Thyolo poisoned himself after his mother advised him against divorcing his wife. The man who has been identified as Albert Thom died after taking pesticides on Thursday August 17 at Sing'anga… ...