Police in Kasungu arrested a man aged 36 for impregnating his 13 year-old niece at Chiphaso village.
Kasungu police spokesperson, Joseph Kachikho, alleges that the suspect, who has been identified as Mwale, defiled the girl on a number of occasions from September when she came to stay with her aunt.
Police say the suspect allegedly threatened to deal with the victim if she disclosed this.
Currently, Mwale is in police custody.
Mwale hails from Chiphaso Village in the area of T/A Kaomba in Kasungu district.
