Month: July 2021 Posts

Two arrested after football violence victim dies

Jul 22, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela Dowa have arrested two football supporters following the death of another supporter who was assaulted earlier this month when riots erupted during a football match in Mponela. Public relations officer for Mponela… ...

Police arrest two people for being involved in mob justice

Jul 17, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested two men in connection to two incidents of mob justice that left two robbery suspects dead. Lilongwe Police Station deputy spokesperson said the suspects were arrested Saturday, July 17, 2021… ...

Supreme Court snubs Chanthunya

Jul 14, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has refused to overturn the murder conviction of Misozi Chanthunya who was sentenced to life in prison. A seven-member panel of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal as delivered the… ...

Three people arrested over murder of woman in Limbe

Jul 13, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Limbe are keeping in custody three people, including a gardener and a maid, over the murder of a 74-year-old woman identified as Amina Aziz Sunka. Sunka was killed on June, 20, 2021, at… ...

Eight arrested over murder at Jenda

Jul 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Jenda Police in Mzimba have arrested eight suspects in connection to the murder of 22-year-old Kreston Kachali on June 23 this year. Wyson Mhlanga and seven others were arrested on July 1,2021. Police received a… ...

Woman murdered in Mzimba

Jun 25, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 41 has been arrested over the murder of a 58-year-old woman at Lameck Mwale village in Mzimba district. The deceased has been identified as Jessie Sibande who hailed from Chimphanga Bilima village… ...

Man arrested for setting house ablaze with granny, 80, inside

Jun 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chikwawa have arrested a man aged 37 for killing his 80-year-old grandmother after he set  a house on fire while the grandmother was inside. Chikwawa police spokesperson Dickson Matemba has identified the suspect… ...

South Eastern Police records 74 deaths from murder, suicide and accidents

May 27, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

South Eastern Region Police which covers five districts says it has recorded 49 murder and suicide cases while 25 people have died in road accidents since the start of 2021. South Eastern Region Police commissioner… ...

Murder suspects given opportunity to be heard at camp courts

May 24, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The community of Sant Egidio, a lay movement of the Catholic Church, has set up Camp Courts for Thyolo and Bvumbwe prisons where 11 remandees answering murder charges were recently given an opportunity to be… ...

Three arrested for killing suspected thief

May 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested three people for allegedly killing a 42-year-old man whom they suspected to be a thief. Two of the suspects are Florence Bwanaisa, 42, and her 17-year-old son (name withheld), both… ...

Mob kills suspected thief in Chikwawa

May 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A mob on Friday killed a man accused of stealing goats at Sekeni Village in Chikwawa district. The suspected thief has been identified as Semion Mora. The mob also seriously injured another man over similar… ...

Mob kills man over chicken

Apr 02, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

An angry mob in Lilongwe has stoned to death a 26-year-old man accusing him of stealing a chicken. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon at Kalumbu village in the area of Traditional Authority Kalumbu. Lilongwe police… ...

CCAP church pastor murdered in Mzimba

Mar 21, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Unknown people have murdered Reverend Stantin Mchulu, a CCAP church pastor stationed at Kamalambo Church around Jenda trading center. According to Mzimba police, Reverend Mchulu was stabbed on the back at his home near church… ...

Teen arrested over sister’s murder

Feb 22, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody a 19-year-old young man accused of stabbing to death his 34-year-old sister. The deceased has been identified as Esnart Tchuwa aged 34. The suspect was reportedly staying with… ...

16-year-old boy murdered in Nkhotakota

Feb 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. Police in Nkhotakota are hunting for assailants who brutally murdered a 16-year-old boy and dumped his body in Lake Malawi over the weekend. The deceased has been identified as Swadi Selemani of… ...