Two men jailed for defilement in Nkhata-Bay
The High Court sitting in Nkhata-Bay District, has convicted and sentenced 43 year old man to to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour and 30 year old man to 35 years imprisonment with hard labour for defilement.
Public relations officer for Nkhata Bay Police station Sergeant Kondwani James has identified the convicts as Bawo Chirwa and Amos Chirwa respectively.
In the first case, prosecutor Sergeant Martha...
Nine arrested for theft in Mzuzu
Police in Mzuzu is keeping in custody nine people for allegedly found with metal bars suspected to have been stolen from Mzuzu civic offices construction site.
Assistant Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police Mercy Chitonde has confirmed the development.
According to Chitonde, the midnight of May 29, 2023, Police received a tip of a motor vehicle registration number BZ 9399 transporting metal bars believed to have...
Man nabbed for unlawful possession of deceased estate in Mulanje
Police at Muloza in Mulanje have arrested Henderson Alfred Gama 52 for unlawful possession of deceased estate.
This happened on May 28 2023 at Namaona village in Traditional Authority Njema in Mulanje.
It is reported that the elder brother to the suspect ( Steven Chayekha) married Joyce Yusufu 55, of the same particulars.
Later the deceased fell sick and was taken to Mulanje where death was pronounced....
2 chiefs, 6 advisers jailed over defilement case
The First Grade Magistrate Court sitting at Chilobwe, Kasiya, in Lilongwe has sentenced two village heads and their six advisers to one year and six months for handling a defilement case and charging the suspect a K150,000 fine.
Group Village Headwoman (GVH) Mkwekwete and Village Headman (VH) Mandindi and their six advisers, namely Chaseta Mussa, Justin Bisayi, Lambulira Kamtchotsa, Chipiliro John, Kiliniwero Chidzalo and Hadison...
20 year old man earns 4 years imprisonment for burglary and theft in Zomba
Senior Resident Magistrate court in Zomba has sentenced a 20 year old man to 3 years and 12 months imprisonment for burglary and theft.
State Prosecutor Chimpazi Katukwana has identified the convict as Kako Mazunda.
Katukwana told the court that Mazunda, during the night of March 26, 2023, the convict broke into the house of Cecilia Mkandawire and stole two Itel cellphones, a decoder, a torch...
