Month: January 2021 Posts

Police arrest witchfinder, three others over elderly woman’s murder

Jan 16, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Dedza district have arrested a witchdoctor along with three others for killing a woman who was accused of witchcraft. The witch hunter is identified as Semitara N'gaiwa aged 35, and the three are:… ...

Dedza Police registers 86% increase in murder cases

Jan 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza registered 54 murder cases in 2020, a big rise from the 29 cases registered in 2019. The district breakdown of murder cases shows that in 2020, the parent station registered 36 murder… ...

Two arrested over theft at isolation facility

Jan 13, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested two notorious criminals believed to be behind the spate of robberies within Dedza township, including the robbery at an isolation facility. The two are Asante Gerevazio Pota, 29, of Chiwaya… ...

Mob burns suspected motorcycle thief in Dedza

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

  A group of vigilantes yesterday evening burnt to death a suspected motorbike thief aged 19 at Kankhomba village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasumbu in the district. The deceased is identified as Chitanda… ...

Woman killed over witchcraft accusations

Jan 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An elderly woman in Dedza has been hacked to death on accusations that she killed a 12-year old boy through witchcraft. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda identified the woman as Silvia Banda from… ...

Woman collapses while waiting to buy cheap fertilizer

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 65-year-old woman collapsed on Wednesday morning while standing in a queue for Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) in Dedza district, police have confirmed. The deceased identified as Shyleen Kamtameni of Kumtelera village in the area… ...

Mob kills murder suspect in Dedza

Dec 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A mob in Dedza has murdered a man after accusing him of stoning a woman to death in the district. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda said the man Bikiyele Alfred aged 37 was… ...