Month: January 2021 Posts

98 child sexual abuse cases recorded in Mangochi in 2020

Jan 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Police Station recorded 98 child sexual abuse cases last year, 43 higher than the number of cases recorded in 2019. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Station Amina Tepani Daudi said a 2020 crime… ...

Police-involved shooting victim dies 

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Twenty-three-year-old Blessings Nyondo has died days after he was shot following a scuffle with a police officer and a security officer. His father has confirmed Nyondo’s death to the local media. Nyondo, a Polytechnic student,… ...

Mob burns suspected motorcycle thief in Dedza

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

  A group of vigilantes yesterday evening burnt to death a suspected motorbike thief aged 19 at Kankhomba village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasumbu in the district. The deceased is identified as Chitanda… ...

10 suspects escape at Nsanje Police Station

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ten suspects, including three arrested for child sexual abuse, have escaped from a cell at Nsanje Police Station. The inmates escaped through a window in the early hours of today after using hacksaw to cut… ...

Man gets 13 years IHL for raping 8-year-old girl

Jan 07, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Kasungu first grade magistrate court has sentenced a 60-year-old man to 13 years in prison for raping a child aged 8 at Binyukani village in the district. The court through police prosecutor Sub inspector James… ...

Two nabbed over ivory in Kasungu

Jan 07, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested two people for being found with  ivory weighing 35 kilograms. The two were arrested by Wildlife Assistants following a tip that they were offering ivory for sale. According to deputy… ...

Malawi Police say will not shield errant officers

Jan 07, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Following the shooting of suspects by police officers and the reported rape of a girl by an officer inside a police station, Malawi Police Service has said it will not shield any officer who commits… ...

Three arrested for killing theft suspect in Kawale

Jan 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police at Kawale in Lilongwe have arrested three suspects in connection to the murder of a theft suspect which was committed in April last year. The murder suspects have been identified as… ...

Football hooligans torch 13 houses after losing game

Jan 05, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe are hunting for football hooligans who set on fire 13 houses and stole goats after their team lost a football match. Deputy public relations officer for Lilongwe police station sergeant Foster Benjamin… ...

Man arrested for wounding village headman

Jan 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly assaulting group village headman Mphimbi over a car parking accident. The suspect has been identified as Madalitso Kanali and he committed the offence… ...

Rumphi Police register decrease in reported crime

Jan 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rumphi Police Station has registered a decrease in reported crime, road accidents and sexual abuse cases. Statistical report on crime at the station shows that 487 were registered in 2020 compared with 603 cases registered… ...

 Malawi police on a killing spree: University student shot at ten times, 2 killed in Thyolo

Jan 05, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

In a space of one week, the Malawi Police have been forced to release reports dismissing as untrue reports of them shooting at suspects in which two people died while another is battling for life… ...

Woman killed over witchcraft accusations

Jan 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An elderly woman in Dedza has been hacked to death on accusations that she killed a 12-year old boy through witchcraft. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda identified the woman as Silvia Banda from… ...

Two arrested over Chamba

Jan 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police at Mponela in Dowa District have arrested two suspects for being found in possession of Chamba. The two suspects have been identified as Phillip Isaac and Yohane Kanyenda and they committed… ...

Three children drown in Lilongwe

Jan 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Three children aged from 6 to 11 drowned on Saturday at Matseketa stream in Lilongwe. Public Relations Officer Lilongwe Police Station Sub Inspector Joseph Kachikho identified the three as Jabali Mussa aged 9, Wanda Kulinji… ...