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Child dies after herbalist attempts to remove head tumor using razor blade

Aug 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A two-year-old child who was born with a tumor in the head has died in Dowa after a female herbalist tried to remove the tumor using a razor blade. Police in Dowa have since arrested… ...

Man nabbed for killing girlfriend in Monkey Bay

Jul 31, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Police at Monkey Bay in Mangochi are keeping in custody 31-year-old David Phiri for allegedly killing his 27-year-old girlfriend identified as Chimwemwe Jinja. Public Relations Officer for Monkey Bay Police Station Sergeant Alice Sichali has… ...

Two women murdered in Mzimba

Jul 25, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Mzimba District are hunting for assailants who stabbed to death Elizabeth Juwa, 50, and Witness Phiri, 47, before setting their house on fire on Saturday at Euthini in the district. It is reported… ...

7-year-old child dies after mother slaps her

Jul 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Blantyre Police is keeping in custody a 24-year-old woman identified as Mercy Banda for allegedly killing her own 7-year-old child. The child has been identified as Dingile Banda aged 7 years and was from Kaphiri… ...

Bingu was poisoned – Peter Mutharika

Jul 17, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Former President Peter Mutharika has alleged that his brother, former President Bingu wa Mutharika who died in office, was poisoned. Mutharika made the remarks today at a press conference held at his Page House in… ...

78-year-old man murdered in his house in Chitipa

Jul 12, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Chitipa have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing a 78-year-old man. The suspect has been identified as Nowel Sinyangwe whereas the deceased is Grason Simukoko, both from Iyela village in Traditional Authority… ...

Villagers in Dedza kill village headman

Jul 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Dedza have killed Village Headman Dzomba, whose real name is Sakani Geresoni, accusing him of using witchcraft to kill his nephew who died in South Africa. Dedza Police Deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda… ...