Month: October 2022 Posts

Govt urged to honor Police officers who save lives of witchcraft suspects

Oct 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has urged the government of Malawi to honor Assistant Superintendent Arnold Mwalwimba and two other officers in Karonga for successfully intervening and preventing the murder of a person accused… ...

Mob kills goat thief in Mponela

Oct 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A mob in Mponela has burnt to death a 38-year-old man after he was caught stealing goats. Sergeant Macpatson Msadala, Public Relations Officer Mponela Police Station, has identified the suspect as Geoffrey Faindani. The incident… ...

Angry mob kills suspected cattle rustler in Dedza

Sep 08, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 27-year-old man identified as Ben Nyozani has been hacked to death by an irate mob at Katenje Village in Traditional Authority Kachere in Dedza on allegations of cattle rustling. Sergeant Cassim Manda, Dedza Police… ...

Police, angry residents clash in Balaka

Jul 11, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Police have fired teargas at angry residents in Balaka after the residents destroyed houses belonging to a witchdoctor who is accused of killing people. Business has come to a standstill at Balaka Boma as Police… ...

Rights grouping demands arrest of estate guards who killed unarmed man

Jul 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded Thyolo District Commissioner to address  mob justice concerns over the conduct of some guards in tea estates in the district, following an incident on… ...

Mob damages police unit in Blantyre

Jul 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A mob has damaged Lundu Police Unit in Blantyre following the arrest of a suspect who allegedly stabbed to death another at a drinking joint. The angry mob wanted the suspect released so that he… ...

Police call on people to avoid extrajudicial punishments

Jun 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have called on people in Group village headman Chimphandu and Chikhodobole all under Traditional Authority Kasumbu to desist from taking laws into their own hands and stop the act of mob justice… ...