Crime Archives

K55,000 thief gets 10 years in jail

Mar 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 229 &

The Midima Senior Magistrate Court has sentenced a 33 year-old thief to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour. Deputy spokesperson for Limbe police Pedzesai Zembeneko said the convict William Konyani on 16 February broke into… ...

Chief rapes epileptic girl

Feb 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 27 &

Village Headman Kaombe of Mchinji is in police custody for raping a 15 year-old epileptic girl in the district. Mchinji Police Spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 that on the day of the rape the mother… ...

K170, 000 thief gets 4 years

Feb 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 40 &

The First Grade Magistrate court in Nkhotakota has sentenced a 21 year-old man to 4 years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing items worth K170,000. Magistrate Fred Juma Chilowetsa meted… ...

Two men nabbed for raping girl

Feb 15, 2017 Luke Bisani 18 &

Police in Chikhwawa district have arrested two men for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl after enticing her with food and money. The two, Innocent Petulo, 34 and Innocent Dunga 18, are reported to have been… ...

Mozambican man gets 5 years for stealing K300,000

Feb 15, 2017 Bright Malenga 20 &

The Magistrate Court in Mangochi district has sentenced a 21 year-old Mozambican man to five years imprisonment for stealing money from a bakery. State prosecutor Raphael Chitsamba told the court that on January 28 the… ...

Two nabbed for stealing from school

Feb 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 2 &

Police in Chikhwawa have arrested two men suspected to have stolen various items from Dzumira Secondary School in the district. The two, Martin John, 27, and Love Sikutaya, 26, broke into the headmaster’s office and… ...

Church thieves slapped with 30 months

Feb 13, 2017 Martha Chikoti 11 &

A court in Blantyre has sentenced two men to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour each for breaking into a church and stealing assorted items. Limbe police deputy spokesperson Pedzesai Zembeneko said the two –… ...