Crime Archives

Police arrests gang members in Balaka

Oct 21, 2015 Martha Chikoti 71 &

Malawi Police in Balaka district have arrested 14 members of a gang calling themselves Ziwanda crew. The suspects who are aged between 13 and 17 were arrested after they assaulted a 17 year old girl… ...

Two in for theft in Mulanje

Oct 21, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 10 &

Malawi Police in Mulanje district have arrested two men for allegedly stealing irrigation pipes and sprinklers belonging to Eastern Produce Tea Estate. Malawi Police spokesperson Rhoda Manjolo has confirmed the development and has identified the… ...

Mob burns young man to ashes

Oct 21, 2015 Luke Bisani 79 &

An angry mob in Malawi's capital city Lilongwe has burnt to ashes a 20 year old boy Yusuf Mwamandi on suspicious the young man has been taking part in a series of robbery in the community.… ...

Village headman locked in for injuring a man

Oct 19, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 25 &

Malawi Police in Nkhatabay have arrested a group village headman in the district for allegedly being suspected to have injured a man with a shotgun locally known as "Namgogodera" on the forehead. According to Nkhatabay… ...

Man arrested for impregnating a 12 year old girl

Oct 19, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 4 &

Malawi police in Zomba district are keeping in custody a 33 year old man who has been sexually assaulting a 12 year year old girl since July this year by enticing her with money before… ...

Malawian man burns woman’s house over ‘rejection’

Oct 19, 2015 Thula Chisamba 67 &

A 32 year old Malawian man in Mzimba district identified as Martin Nkhata has been nabbed for burning up a house of a woman who some allege to have rejected his advances. A villager who… ...

Man gets 14 years for raping a 12 year old in Nkhatabay

Oct 19, 2015 Thula Chisamba 25 &

The Nkhatabay magistrate court has slapped a 47 year old Malawian man with a 14 year jail sentence for raping a 12 year old girl. Police publicist for the district sergeant Ignatius Esau said the… ...