Dedza Archives

Jail term for man who inserted bottle into wife’s private parts

Sep 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 121 &

A jealous man who was arrested last week in Dedza district for inserting a bottle into his wife's private parts has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour. The man, Victor Ng’omba, was… ...

Butchery owner jailed for selling dead body

Sep 10, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 9 &

A man who owns a butchery in Dedza has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling the dead body of a girl understood to be under the age of five. Dedza Police spokesperson… ...

Man tries to trick convict’s mother into paying for son’s release

Sep 09, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police officers in Dedza district have arrested a 46 year-old man for trying to dupe a convict’s mother into paying money for her jailed son to be freed. The suspect, Shadreck Banda, attempted to… ...

Mob justice in Malawi: Suspected thief burnt to death in Dedza

Sep 02, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 63 &

A gang of irate people in Dedza district has burnt to death an 18 year-old man for stealing beans and clothes. Police spokesperson in the district constable Cassin Manda confirmed the incident and identified the… ...

Dedza ODL teacher rapes Primary School pupil

Sep 01, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 87 &

Malawi Police officers in Dedza district are keeping in jail a primary school teacher for raping a pupil. Dedza police deputy publicist Constable Cassim Manda identified the suspect as Chifundo Felix, 26, who was recruited… ...

Malawian man commits suicide for being HIV positive

Aug 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 110 &

It certainly is not a death sentence but it appears a man from Dedza in Central Malawi could just not accept that one can live a full life despite their HIV status. Information that Malawi24… ...

80 year-old rapist gets 30 months in jail

Aug 28, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 136 &

An 80 year-old man in Dedza has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour for raping a girl under the age of sixteen. The convict, Layson Jekapu Makaka, raped the child earlier this… ...