Month: October 2020 Posts

Three women arrested over Chamba in Kasungu

Oct 15, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested three women for being found with Indian hemp (chamba). Two of the women have been identified as Ireen Banda, 45, of Mazwoka village in Mzimba and Mercy Nyirenda, 38, of… ...

Teenage boy dies at gold mining site

Oct 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 14-year-old boy has died after a big stone fell on him at a gold mining site in Kasungu. Public Relations Officer for Kasungu Police Station Inspector Harry Namwaza said the incident occurred on Monday… ...

Police yet to arrest woman who poured hot porridge on husband

Oct 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police have said that they are yet to arrest the woman who scalded her husband with hot porridge on Tuesday. Kasungu Police Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza said the law enforcers have launched a manhunt… ...

Woman arrested over Chamba

Sep 30, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela have arrested a 31 - year-old woman for being found in possession of Indian hemp (Chamba) which was concealed in a bag of charcoal. Mponela police deputy publicist Sergeant Macpatson Msadala identified… ...

Husband hangs himself over jealousy

Sep 30, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A man in Kasungu has hanged himself after accusing his wife of being in an affair with her ex-husband. The incident happened at Kabefu village in area of Traditional Authority Simlemba in the district. Public… ...

Police bust fake currency syndicate

Sep 26, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu are keeping in custody six suspects accused of manufacturing fake Malawi Kwacha and United States dollar banknotes and distributing the fake currency in various areas across the country. The six suspects were… ...

Forestry officers charged for torturing women

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have charged 14 forestry officers for physical assault of two women who were found collecting wood at Chimaliro Forest Reserve in Kasungu. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said in a statement on Friday that eight… ...

Father sentenced to death for killing child with albinism

Sep 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The High Court in Kasungu has sentenced a 30-year-old man father and his accomplice to death for killing a one-year-old baby with albinism. The father is White Chilumpha while the other convict is James Kanjira.… ...

Man commits suicide after being suspended from work

Sep 13, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

A 52-year-old man has hanged himself in Kasungu after being suspended from work. The incident happened on September 11, 2020 at Kanyambwe village under traditional authority Njombwa in the district. The deceased has been identified… ...

Man nabbed over fake K2000 banknotes in Kasungu

Sep 09, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu have nabbed a man for possessing fake K2000 banknotes. Kasungu Police Station Publist Harry Namwaza identified the suspect as Filodi Goodson, 35. Namwaza said Goodson  was arrested on Tuesday, September 8 at… ...

Man arrested for killing two women in Kasungu

Sep 05, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested a man aged 30 who is accused of killing two women aged 81 and 53 in separate incidents. Kasungu Police Station Publicist Harry Namwaza has identified the suspect as Hamilton… ...

Man sets ablaze 7 houses over land dispute

Sep 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 54-year-old man is in Police custody in Kasungu after he demolished seven houses and set them on fire due to a land dispute. The man has been identified as Bilija Mtholo and the incident… ...

Woman murdered in Kasungu

Aug 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police are looking for assailants who murdered a 53-year-old woman and stole her maize flour on Tuesday in Kasungu. The deceased has been identified as Grace Mwale. According to police in the district, Mwale on… ...

Driver kills motorcyclist over K35,000 debt

Aug 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 25-year-old driver on Thursday intentionally hit to death a 48-year-old man over a K35, 000 debt. Public Relations Officer for Kasungu Police Station Inspector Harry Namwaza said the incident happened at Chisinga Trading Centre.… ...

Two children die in house fire

Aug 19, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two children aged six and three have died in Kasungu after sustaining burns when their house caught fire while they were sleeping. Kasungu Police Station Public Relations Officer for Inspector Harry Namwaza identified the children… ...