Month: November 2018 Posts

Officer charged with raping girl in police custody

Nov 14, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police have charged a fellow officer for raping a girl while she was in police custody at Chisepo Police Unit in Dowa. National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera said the law enforcers have arrested and charged… ...

Dowa rape case: Police set up task team

Oct 31, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has set up an independent task team to investigate the rape of a teenager in police custody. According to MPS spokesperson James Kadadzera, the Inspector General of Police has set… ...

Police officer rapes teen: Oxfam condemns incident

Oct 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Oxfam in Malawi has condemned the rape of a 14-year-old girl by a police officer at Chisepo Police Unit in Dowa district. The girl – who was arrested for fighting at school – was raped… ...

Malawian sex cleansing Hyenas on the prowl for under-aged girls

Sep 23, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Girls are being raped in Nsanje with the consent of their parents as part of a cultural initiation practice widely known as the hyena sex cleansing practice. Published reports have today revealed that the arrest… ...

Terrible: Nine-year-old girl raped, murdered in Machinga

Sep 04, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Liwonde Police in Machinga are keeping in custody 26-year-old Issa John suspected to have raped and murdered a 9-year-old girl. Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba said on 31st August, 2018 the victim and her 16… ...

Man jailed for raping stepdaughter

Sep 03, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 40 year old man has been slapped with a 14-year-jail term for raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter in Thyolo district. According to Deputy Publicist for Limbe Police Station Widson Nhlane, the convict has been identified… ...

Rapist gets 10 years in jail

Aug 22, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Nkukula magistrate court has sentenced an 18 year old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 5 year old girl. Kanengo police Publicist Salome Zgambo said that on 10th August… ...