Month: October 2017 Posts

Driver jailed after threatening to kill traffic officer

Oct 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

A minibus driver who threatened a traffic police officer with a panga knife has been jailed for 20 months. According to Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba, 35-year-old Christopher Mushe told the police officer he would… ...

14 years for raping one-year-old stepdaughter

Oct 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A court in Machinga on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years in prison a rapist who raped his one-year-old stepdaughter. The rapist has been identified as Kabichi Botomu aged 36. Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba said… ...

Rape cases on the rise in Machinga

Oct 06, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 5 &

Case of rape have increased in Machinga over the past the year, Police say. Machinga Police Station and its eight Police formations have recorded 77 sexual offences from January to September this year compared to… ...

Crocodile kills woman in Liwonde

Aug 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A crocodile on Friday killed a 25-year-old woman along Shire River near Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde. This is according to Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba who identified the lady as Ellen Moses. Sulumba said Aliseni… ...

Man hangs himself in Machinga

Aug 18, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 108 &

A 28-year-old hanged himself in Machinga on Tuesday after his wife said she will divorce him. Machinga police publicist, Davie Sulumba identified the deceased as Witness Chindimba who was living at Maulana village in Traditional… ...

12 years for man who abducted, raped girl

Aug 05, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Machinga First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl. The court heard that the man Victor Time detained the girl… ...

Chamba farmer in cooler

Jul 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 53 &

Police at Nselema Police Post in Machinga are keeping in custody a 27-year-old man for cultivating cannabis sativa. This is according to Machinga police publicist Constable Davie Sulumba who has identified the ganja farmer as… ...