Crime Archives

Malawian man jailed for raping four year-old girl

Dec 22, 2015 Thula Chisamba 94 &

As cases of rape and defilement mushrooms in Malawi , a 20 year-old man identified as Ndabandaba has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for defiling a four year-old girl in the northern region district… ...

Three men jailed for vandalizing Escom equipment

Dec 22, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 9 &

The Neno magistrate court has given three men prison terms ranging from four and a half to six years for vandalizing Electricity Supply of Malawi (Escom) infrastructure consisting of 215 tower members. The three convicts… ...

Rapist given 21-year jail term

Dec 22, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 69 &

The magistrate court in Mzuzu has sentenced a Malawian man to 21 years imprisonment for repeatedly defiling his six year-old daughter and infecting her with Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs). The victim died four weeks ago… ...

Angolan man stabs Malawian woman 17 times in UK

Dec 21, 2015 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 146 &

In what is being dubbed as a horror attack, a Malawian woman believed to be in her early 20s was reportedly stabbed 17 times by a sharp knife by her Angolan husband after a dispute… ...

Mob justice worries youths

Dec 21, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 9 &

Youth advocates in Malawi have expressed worry over the increase of incidences of mob justice in the country. This follows recent reports that angry people in Phalombe district set ablaze a woman who was alleged to… ...

Man handed 3-year jail term for operating illegal clinic

Dec 19, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

The Mulunguzi senior magistrate court in Zomba has sentenced 56 year-old Malawian Samuel Mukhwiri for illegal possession of medical drugs and for operating a private clinic without a licence. The accused was caught on 8… ...

Man commits suicide over village bank money

Dec 18, 2015 Thula Chisamba 0 &

After getting tired of accusations that he swindled village bank money, 35 year-old Malawian Donfore Simkonda has committed suicide by hanging himself to his kitchen roof in Nkhatabay. Police publicist for the district, sergeant Ignatius… ...