Machinga Archives

Rapist jailed for 14 years

May 22, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 9 &

A man in Machinga district was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping a teenager. The Liwonde First Grade Magistrate Court heard that the rapist, Yahaya Jailosi, threatened to stab the 15… ...

Old man rapes 6 year-old

May 21, 2016 Martha Chikoti 38 &

...as Liwonde man gets jailed for raping stepdaughter Police in Nkhatabay district are keeping in custody a 53 year-old man for raping a six year-old girl at Kawaladzi Estate in the district. Nkhatabay police spokesperson… ...

Woman mercilessly killed in Machinga

May 19, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 30 &

A woman who went missing in Machinga district has been found dead and authorities believe she was brutally murdered. Police in the district have identified the deceased as Angatha Billy. Speaking with this publication on… ...

Cheating wife forces man to hang himself

May 10, 2016 Bright Malenga 129 &

A man in Machinga district has committed suicide after suspecting his wife of cheating on him. According to Machinga Police Public Relations Officer Constable Davie Sulumba, the deceased had quarrels with his wife since he… ...

Two jailed for ‘stealing bones of a dead person’

May 06, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 54 &

Machinga second grade Magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced a teenager and an old woman for trespassing and tampering with a grave at a village in Machinga district. The two have been identified as Faison Walusa,… ...

Four men jailed for theft

May 06, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 10 &

The Liwonde first grade magistrate court has convicted four men for breaking into a house and stealing household items. Machinga police publicist identified the convicts to Malawi24 as Pilirani Phiri, 18, Aubrey White, 18, Samson… ...

Horror! Man found dead in Machinga

May 03, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 14 &

Machinga is slowly turning into a horror area as another person has been murdered by criminals and found in a decomposed state in the district. Police in the district confirmed the incident to Malawi24 and… ...