Crime Archives

K35, 000 earns man 8 years in jail

May 08, 2016 Bright Malenga 185 &

A 25 year-old man in Mwanza district has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house and stealing K35, 000. According to Mwanza Police Publicist Edwin Kaunda, the convict,… ...

Judiciary delays cases for Neno murder suspects

May 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 7 &

Ten suspects arrested for the brutal killing of four elderly people in Neno district are yet to appear in court, Malawi24 can report. The suspects, 36 year-old Staford Chifundo, Amosi Sida, 32, Samuel Kaudzu, 20,… ...

Thugs kill Lilongwe woman

May 07, 2016 Luke Bisani 104 &

Thugs in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe have killed a business lady who owned a shop in Area 36 in the city, police say. Lilongwe police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula said the woman was murdered in her shop.… ...

Two jailed for ‘stealing bones of a dead person’

May 06, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 54 &

Machinga second grade Magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced a teenager and an old woman for trespassing and tampering with a grave at a village in Machinga district. The two have been identified as Faison Walusa,… ...

28 people netted during sweeping exercise

May 06, 2016 Justin Mkweu 10 &

Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody 28 people suspected to have committed various crimes in the city. The suspects, 20 male and 8 female, are between the ages of 19-35 years and were arrested… ...

Teenager rapes 8 year-old girl

May 06, 2016 Bright Malenga 58 &

The Mzuzu Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced an 18 year-old man for raping a little girl on several occasions. The teenager, Peter Mhango, who is a form three student at Chibavi Community Day Secondary… ...

Four men jailed for theft

May 06, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 10 &

The Liwonde first grade magistrate court has convicted four men for breaking into a house and stealing household items. Machinga police publicist identified the convicts to Malawi24 as Pilirani Phiri, 18, Aubrey White, 18, Samson… ...