Month: September 2019 Posts

Woman dumps baby near graveyard

Sep 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa are hunting for a woman who dumped a baby girl near Dowa District Hospital graveyard after delivery at Dowa District Hospital on Tuesday. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sub Inspector Gladson… ...

Woman rapes boy in Dowa

Sep 27, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 32-year-old woman for raping a 16-year-old boy. The suspect has been identified as Eneles Kaunda from Mndekwa Village in the area of Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa District. According… ...

Man stabbed to death in Dowa

Aug 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38–year-old old man in Dowa on Thursday night stabbed to death a man aged 33 after the victim accused the suspect of having an affair with his wife. Police have identified the victim as… ...

Police hunt man who killed wife’s lover

Aug 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa are looking for a man who killed his wife’s lover. The law enforcers say the suspect severely injured a man identified as Paul Tembo who died a few weeks later. Mponela police… ...

Two arrested for throwing leftover food at police officer

Aug 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested two men suspected of throwing leftovers of meat and rice at a female police officer. The incident occurred on 9th August, 2019 at about 12:00 hrs at the Dowa boma.… ...

Police arrest two over fake bank notes

Aug 03, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested two men who were found with K141,000 in fake Malawian currency. Police have identified the two as Aaron Nkhata, 23, and Batson Kantepa, 24, all from Kantepa village in the… ...

Police worried over food ration cuts at Dzaleka camp

Jul 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa says crime has increased this year at Dzaleka Refugee Camp following food ration cuts at the camp . Speaking during a Station Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held at the boma on Wednesday,… ...

Man hacks ex-wife

May 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa are hunting for a man, Joseph Chunga, for assaulting his ex-wife with a panga knife. The incident occurred on 28th April, 2019 at about 09:00 hrs at Nyundo village in the area… ...

Dowa rape case: Police set up task team

Oct 31, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has set up an independent task team to investigate the rape of a teenager in police custody. According to MPS spokesperson James Kadadzera, the Inspector General of Police has set… ...

Police officer rapes teen: Oxfam condemns incident

Oct 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Oxfam in Malawi has condemned the rape of a 14-year-old girl by a police officer at Chisepo Police Unit in Dowa district. The girl – who was arrested for fighting at school – was raped… ...

Three killed, several injured in minibus accident

Sep 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 20 &

Three people died while several others escaped with injuries after a minibus they were traveling in was involved in a road accident. The accident happened at Kalinyengo village along Lilongwe-Salima road on Sunday. Dowa police… ...