Crime Archives

Woman found dead with private parts sliced in Lake Malawi

Dec 02, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 77 &

Locals continue to live in fear after Fishermen in Karonga district over the weekend found an unidentified woman in Lake Malawi who had her breasts cut. According to an eyewitness, Vunga Mwachande, from Mwanyeska Village,T/A… ...

MK 500 Million Standard Bank robbery case continues in Mzuzu

Dec 01, 2015 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

High Court in Malawi’s Northern region city of Mzuzu continues hearing the MK 500 Million kwacha robbery case which took place at the Standard Bank branch in the city in September 2014. Three suspects are… ...

Chinese nationals defeated at their own game; charged for smuggling

Dec 01, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 34 &

Four Chinese nationals risk jail time after they were caught smuggling Rhino horns into Tanzania from Malawi. The four, Mr Song Lei, 33, Xiao Shaodan, 29, Hu Liang, 30, and Che Jianlin, 34, are being… ...

52 bags of marijuana land man in prison

Nov 30, 2015 Martha Chikoti 64 &

The Blantyre Magistrate court on Friday sentenced a 44 year-old Malawian man to 9 years imprisonment with hard labor for being found in possession of 52 bags of chamba. Southern Region Police assistant publicist, James… ...

Malawian Pastor rapes a teenager

Nov 28, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 88 &

The Lilongwe magistrate court on Tuesday remanded an Evangelical Church reverend to Maula prison for allegedly raping a 19 year-old girl. Lilongwe police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula confirmed the development to Malawi24 and identified the suspect… ...

Theft lands three in the cooler in Blantyre

Nov 28, 2015 Luke Bisani 12 &

Malawi Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested three men for taking part in a series of robberies. The three are Lackson Mahala, 24, Thoko Namankwa, 19, and William Ndove, 31. Blantyre Police… ...

Mob kills man for stabbing his friend to death

Nov 28, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 88 &

An angry mob in Malawi capital, Lilongwe on Tuesday killed a man identified as Zakif Hanif after he stabbed his friend to death during a confrontation at a pool game in Area 49 in the… ...