Crime Archives

Man arrested for stealing from Macoha offices

Oct 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 8 &

Police in the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota are keeping in custody a 24 year-old man for breaking into MACOHA offices on Thursday in the district and stealing various items. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub… ...

Man jailed for making woman deaf

Oct 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 11 &

A 33 year-old man in Balaka district has been sentenced to five years in jail after he assaulted a 65 year-old woman such that she lost her sense of hearing. The man, Patrick Ellias, beat… ...

Malawi Crime : Police net 10 during sweep

Sep 30, 2016 Bright Malenga 6 &

Police in Mangochi district on Tuesday arrested 10 suspects when they conducted a sweep to reduce crime in the district. According to Mangochi Police Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Amina Tepani Daudi, one of the… ...

Beware of MUST Students: One in for theft

Sep 29, 2016 Martha Chikoti 84 &

The next generation of thieves will not only be from the ghettos or streets, they will be from the Universities and the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has already produced one although it… ...

No jail for drug thief

Sep 29, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

Despite the efforts by government to stop the stealing of drugs in public hospitals, it appears the situation is yet to stop. The worst thing is that the Courts have started smiling at drug thieves.… ...

Decomposed body found near Limbe market

Sep 27, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 3 &

A decomposed body of a yet to be identified man was found on Monday behind Limbe market in Blantyre, Police say. According to Assistant public relations officer Widson Nhlane, the body was discovered by one… ...

Three years in jail for pouring acid into husband’s eyes

Sep 27, 2016 Bright Malenga 58 &

The First grade magistrate court in Mchinji District on Friday sentenced 34 year-old Tereza Njirankhondo to three years in prison for pouring acid into her husband’s eyes after a misunderstanding erupted between the two. The… ...