Month: February 2021 Posts

19-year-old man killed in Nkhotakota

Feb 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Nkhunga in Nkhotakota have launched a manhunt for four people suspected of killing a 19-year-old man. The victim has been identified as Gerald Mkoko. The incident happened at Machangalanda village, in the area… ...

Man kills brother over roasted maize

Jan 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Dowa have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly killing his 24-year-old brother over roasted maize. The suspect has been identified as Wilson Yelemiya whereas the deceased is Hamiteni Yelemiya, both… ...

Four arrested for killing 67-year-old woman over witchcraft

Jan 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

  By Topson Banda Police in Karonga have apprehended four people in connection to the brutal killing of 67-year-old Esnala Mbowe. The arrest occurred on 18 January, 2012 following the murder of the granny on… ...

Police arrest witchfinder, three others over elderly woman’s murder

Jan 16, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Dedza district have arrested a witchdoctor along with three others for killing a woman who was accused of witchcraft. The witch hunter is identified as Semitara N'gaiwa aged 35, and the three are:… ...

Dedza Police registers 86% increase in murder cases

Jan 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza registered 54 murder cases in 2020, a big rise from the 29 cases registered in 2019. The district breakdown of murder cases shows that in 2020, the parent station registered 36 murder… ...

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… ...