Month: August 2021 Posts

Man sentenced to 120 years in prison for raping three children

Aug 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 39-year-old man who raped three children in Mzimba has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. High Court Judge Chimwemwe Kamowa has handed Stanford Phiri a 40-year sentence for each rape case but the… ...

Two arrested for raping three children in Dowa

Aug 04, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa district have arrested a man aged 46 and a boy aged 16 for raping three children. The 46-year-old suspect has been identified as Dadiko Josam who hails from Kasuntha village… ...

Gulewamkulu member arrested over rape

Jul 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Mchinji have arrested a member of the Gulewamkulu cult for raping a woman. The man who was in Gulewamkulu regalia at the time he raped the woman has been identified as Moyenda Jephter.… ...

GAV pushes for arrest of Msundwe rapists in uniform

Jul 21, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Guitar Against Violence (GAV), an advocacy against violence run by established artists in Mzuzu, has expressed concern that the Malawi Police Service (MPS) is failing to arrest men in uniform who allegedly raped women and… ...

Man arrested for raping three-year-old daughter

Jul 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Ntcheu have arrested a 24-year-old man for raping his three-year-old biological daughter. The man identified as Patrick Sakaza committed the offence on July 18 2021 in the area of Traditional Authority Chakhumbira in… ...

Two jailed for raping teenager at Jenda

Jul 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

First Grade Magistrate Court in Mzimba on 14th July sentenced Joseph Banda aged 21 and Emmanuel Theu aged 26, to eight years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old girl. A circuit court sitting at Champhira heard… ...

Rapist gets 19 years in jail

Jul 16, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzimba Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced 23-year-old Chikondi Alexander to 19 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl. The court heard through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Wyson Julius Phiri that on 13th… ...

Police officer convicted of rape

Jul 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police officer Andrew Chagaga was yesterday found guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl at Limbe police Station. The Limbe First Grade Magistrate's Court convicted the police officer who raped the child in December last year.… ...

Nursery school director rapes child aged 6

Jul 14, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A nursery school owner in Dedza has been arrested for raping a 6-year-old child at the school. Dedza Police Deputy spokesperson Cassim Manda has identified the suspect as Austin Chilaga. He raped the child on… ...

Man sentenced to 18 years in jail for raping stepdaughter

Jul 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu Principal Resident Magistrate court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 18 years in prison for raping his 14-year-old step daughter. The man has been identified as Ibrahim Balazanjesai. The court through Police Prosecutor, Inspector… ...

Dowa man jailed 20 years for raping 91-year-old woman

Jul 02, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court sitting in Dowa District has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 91-year-old woman. The court through state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni heard… ...

Sex worker arrested for raping 2 boys in Lilongwe

Jun 29, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 24-year old sex worker, Christina Masina, for sexually abusing two boys aged 4 and 15. Lilongwe police station Deputy Publicist sergeant Foster Benjamin has confirmed and said that Masina committed… ...

Chinese national arrested in Nkhatabay over sexual assault

Jun 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 51-year-old Chinese national is in police custody in Nkhatabay for sexually assaulting two female workers aged 24 and 26 at a construction company. The man identified as Chen Shiliang works at China Civil Engineering… ...

Boy child who slept with girl child acquitted of defilement

Jun 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A young man aged 18 years who was facing defilement charges on allegations that he was sleeping with another child, a girl aged 15, has been acquitted. The case was brought before Senior Resident Magistrate… ...

Man gets 10 years in jail for attempting to rape woman

Jun 23, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A man aged 22 in Blantyre has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he attempted to rape a 35-year-old woman. The man has been identified as Dixon Ibrahim. State prosecutor Mark Kanyinji told… ...