Crime Archives

Malawian man attempts suicide after wife denies him sex

Jun 26, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 164 &

A man in Ntchisi district tried to kill himself because his wife has been denying him sex for the past six months, Malawi24 has learnt. The man, 67 year-old Chikwawe Binalisoni, tried to kill himself… ...

Nation of murderers: Pastor arrested for plotting to kill his 2 relatives

Jun 26, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 45 &

Police in Ntchisi district have arrested a Pastor and another man for conspiring to kill his two relatives to help a maize mill business. According to Public Relations Officer for Ntchisi police station, Gladson M'bumpha,… ...

Man slapped with 7 years for K58 million worth of ivory

Jun 26, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 33 &

The chief resident magistrate in Machinga district on Friday sentenced 38 year-old James Mwera to seven years imprisonment for killing elephants and selling ivory. According to state prosecutor Dickens Mwambazi, police were tipped that the… ...

Malawian man gets ten years for selling human bones

Jun 25, 2016 Bright Malenga 49 &

A plea that he has two wives and ten children and that all the wives are pregnant did not save a man in Machinga district as he was still sent to jail. The man, 45… ...

Boy,13 murdered in Mbayani

Jun 24, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 61 &

A 13 year-old boy has been brutally killed in Mbayani Township in the city of Blantyre. The boy was found dead in a shelter at Majiga in Mbayani on Wednesday morning with deep cuts on… ...

Teenagers arrested for erecting a roadblock

Jun 24, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 53 &

Police in Ntchisi district have netted five teenagers for erecting a roadblock in order to steal from travellers. According to Public Relations Officer for Ntchisi police station, Gladson M'bumpha, the suspects have been identified as… ...

Teen rapes three year-old as man gets 12 years for rape

Jun 24, 2016 Bright Malenga 7 &

An eighteen-year-old boy is in Nkhotakota police custody after he was caught raping a three year-old girl on Tuesday in the district. According to the victim's mother, around noon on the day she went to… ...