Month: August 2022 Posts

Defilement convict freed for being young

Aug 28, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate Clemence Chamwenda has freed a married millionaire car dealer ‘aged 19’ who was convicted of defiling a child. Chamwenda has freed the man, Timothy Mathias, on the basis that he is… ...

Cross-border transporter jailed two years for stealing items worth K1.3 million

Aug 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's court in Blanytre has sentenced a cross-border transporter, 32-year-old Rashid Mwachande, to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for stealing items worth K1.3 million belonging to a Malawian working in… ...

Two motorcycle robbers get five years in jail each in Ndirande

Aug 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Blantyre First Grade Magistrate's Court  yesterday sentenced two men to five years in jail each for attacking a man in Ndirande and stealing his motorcycle worth K800,000. The two are Patrick Petrol, 23, from… ...

Traditional leaders urged to stop handling criminal issues

Aug 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have called on traditional leaders to stop handling issues beyond their jurisdiction as statistics show that some mob justice related  cases registered in the district are triggered by judgements made by chiefs.… ...

Bushiri loses bid for South African witnesses to come to Malawi

Aug 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has lost his bid for witnesses to come and physically testify in his extradition case in Malawi as a court in Lilongwe has ruled that the witnesses can give evidence physically while… ...

Two sentenced to 21 years in prison for attacking man, stealing K348,000

Aug 21, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday sentenced Gift Chidule, 35, and 45-year-old Felix Divason Banda to 21-years imprisonment with hard labour each for attacking a Rwandan businessman in his house and stealing K348,000.… ...

Two robbers jailed 6 years in Blantyre

Aug 17, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The Blantyre Central Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced two robbers to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour each for attacking a man and robbing him of a phone and K120,000 at Ndirande Township. According to… ...