Month: November 2020 Posts

Four arrested over mob killing in Lilongwe

Nov 12, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody four people for allegedly inciting a mob that killed a 40-year-old woman over the death of a boy. Sub Inspector Joseph Kachikho who is Public Relations Officer for… ...

Mob kills suspected criminal in Mangochi

Nov 06, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A mob in Mangochi has killed a man who was caught red-handed in a house attempting to steal items. Mangochi Police Station Deputy Publicist Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi said the incident occurred on Wednesday… ...

Village headman arrested for killing wife over witchcraft

Nov 03, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Dedza are keeping in custody three people including a village headman for stoning to death the chief’s wife in 2019 over witchcraft accusations. Dedza Police deputy spokesperson Cassim Manda has confirmed the arrest… ...

Police arrest mob justice suspects in Mulanje

Oct 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested four people including a woman in connection to the murder of a 35-year-old man. The man identified as Nkhulambe Waleketa was killed in September this year. According to public relations… ...

Police condemn vandalism of Police Unit in Mangochi

Oct 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region Arlene Baluwa has called upon the public to desist from vandalizing police property and from taking the law into their hands. Baluwa made the… ...

Chakwera condemns lawlessness

Oct 21, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has condemned acts of mob justice in the country, saying his government will not tolerate lawlessness. Chakwera said this when he visited Kumbali Lodge in Lilongwe where villagers burnt buildings and vehicles… ...

Mob kills man for stealing eggplants

Oct 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 22-year-old man has been killed by an angry mob in Mulanje for stealing eggplants (Mabilinganya). The victim has been identified by Samson Malitinyo, hailed from Chideya village, traditional authority Juma in Mulanje. According to… ...

Gulewamkulu leads mob in vandalising police unit

Oct 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A mob led by gulewamkulu in Dowa on Tuesday vandalised Bowe Police Unit while baying for the blood of a habitual criminal who was under police custody. The incident happened in the area of Traditional… ...

Ex-convict stoned to death in Dedza

Oct 05, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An angry mob in Dedza district has stoned to death a newly released convict on suspicion that he stole a goat. According to Dedza police public relations officer Sergeant Cassim Manda, the deceased has been… ...

Two suspected thieves murdered in Thyolo

Sep 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

An angry mob at Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo on Wednesday killed two people who were caught stealing a motorcycle. Thyolo police publicist Sub-Inspector Amos Tione confirmed the case saying the two pretended to be… ...

Woman stoned to death after foiled motorbike theft

Sep 09, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An angry mob in Dedza district has stoned to death a 24-year-old woman for attempting to steal a motorbike. Confirming the development to Malawi24 was Dedza Police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda who identified the… ...

Police fire teargas to disperse angry  mob in Thyolo

Sep 08, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo on Tuesday teargassed angry villagers who stormed Molande village, Senior Chief Nchilamwera, in order to kill an elderly woman accused of practising witchcraft. The incident came after a teenage boy went missing… ...

Apolisi apulumutsa Gogo  ku Thyolo

Sep 08, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Chipwilikiti chinabuka m’mudzi mwa Molande, Mfumu yaikulu Nchilamwera m'boma la Thyolo komwe apolisi alandisa gogo wina m’manja mwa anthu okwiya omwe amafuna kumupha pomuganizira kuti ndi mfiti. Chinautsa mapiri pa chigwa nchakuti la Mulungu pa… ...

Media challenged on criminal justice coverage

Sep 05, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The media in the country has been urged to play an active role in civic educating masses on criminal justice, more especially mob justice. The call has been made by Dedza Police Officer In- Charge… ...

Man stoned to death over witchcraft allegations

Sep 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An irate mob in Dedza on Tuesday stoned to death a man, accusing him of bewitching another a man who died in South Africa in August. Dedza police station deputy publicist Cassim Manda said the… ...