Crime Archives

Man gets eight years for human trafficking

May 24, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 35 &

A court in Ntcheu district has sentenced 20 year-old Abdul Yasin to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking. Yasin was caught last week trafficking 26 people using unchartered routes in Ntcheu. It… ...

Thief jailed for seven years

May 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

The Midima senior resident magistrate court has sentenced a burglar to seven years in prison with hard labour for house breaking and theft. According to Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police station Widson Nhlane,… ...

Wife torches husband’s chicken coop

May 23, 2016 Gladson Mbumpha - Citizen Journalist 12 &

Police at Malomo in Ntchisi district have arrested a 28 year-old woman for setting on fire a chicken pen belonging to her husband. The suspect Manesi Richard who is a second wife to the victim,… ...

Minibus tout killed over K140

May 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 60 &

A minibus caller has killed a fellow tout over K140 at Chikapa Trading Centre in Machinjiri Township in Blantyre City. Assistant Public Relations Officer for Limbe police Widson Nhlane, identified the deceased as Maxwel Matekenya,… ...

Rapist jailed for 14 years

May 22, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 9 &

A man in Machinga district was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping a teenager. The Liwonde First Grade Magistrate Court heard that the rapist, Yahaya Jailosi, threatened to stab the 15… ...

Police nab CEAR station manager

May 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 1 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a station manager for Central East African Railways (CEAR) for stealing motorcycles. The manager, Christopher Manyela, 34, stole 4 motorcycles and 17 cartons of motorcycle spare… ...

Old man rapes 6 year-old

May 21, 2016 Martha Chikoti 38 &

...as Liwonde man gets jailed for raping stepdaughter Police in Nkhatabay district are keeping in custody a 53 year-old man for raping a six year-old girl at Kawaladzi Estate in the district. Nkhatabay police spokesperson… ...