Malawi court sentences son 7 years jail term for raping own mother

The Balaka First Grade Magistrate Court in eastern Malawi has sentenced a 23 year old-man to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his biological mother.

The convict Macdonald Kusala was arrested after he was caught red-handed raping his 42-year-old mother in her matrimonial house.

Police Prosecutor Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that Kusala had unlawful sex with his biological mother without her consent at Khoswe village in Balaka district on 21st August, 2015.

“The suspect who was drunk undressed and raped his mother in her matrimonial house where he found her sleeping and was caught red-handed by his younger brother who reported the matter to the elders of the family before the victim reported the same to Balaka Police Station who arrested the suspect,” said Mponela.

The suspect pleaded guilty to the charge of rape which is contrary to section 133 of the Penal code.

In his submission before sentence, Inspector Mponela asked the court to consider giving the suspect a stiffer sentence considering the nature and seriousness of the offence which attracts the maximum sentence of death or life imprisonment.

But in his mitigation, Kusala asked for forgiveness saying that he is a first offender and that he raped his mother due to the influence of alcohol.

First Grade Magistrate Felix Mandala agreed with the Police that the suspect deserved a stiffer sentence because of the seriousness of the offence and much more, he did it to his own mother which is a taboo.

“His drunkenness cannot be an excuse” said Mandala, saying he wondered as to how the suspect managed to go to his mother’s house, undress her and raped her if he was relay intoxicated.

He therefore sentenced him to 84 months imprisonment with hard labour. He said he has given him such a sentence so that it should be a lesson to him and would be offenders.

Macdonald Kusala who is a second born in a family of six comes from Khoswe village, in the area of Senior Chief Nsamala in Balaka district.

 

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God First
God First
8 years ago

OOOO!! Son to mother!! This is more than what was happening in Sodom and Gomorrah. Leviticus 20:11 God says no to such act.

igwee
igwee
8 years ago

Wch tribe is in balaka? Bcz all nosense in malawi comes from balaka. Wch tribe is these animals?

ELIJAH MBALE
ELIJAH MBALE
8 years ago

wow end of the world.

Samalani
Samalani
8 years ago

Typical of southerners.Paja Kukonda chuma chokhwima kwabasi.Kutereku zinali zogwilizana kufuna kulemera tsoka ili mphwawo anawapezelera ikutokokota.

?????? But why?
?????? But why?
8 years ago

Koma mijomba mowa sumakuyenelani.Koma mpakana kuyizika pa masiteni?Ayenera kukhala ma sachet otchipa amenewo kusakaniza ndi magondolosi mumakonda kumwa aja.Koma balaka yafikapo.

Mayi
Mayi
8 years ago

Mungoti balaka balaka kukanakhala ku mpoto bwenzi mukutukwana atumbuka. Zimachitika kulikonse izi. Ndi ziwanda izi.

bryn
bryn
8 years ago

bullshit..

Bwande
Bwande
8 years ago

One key point that most readers are missing here is that the mother was also drunk. The kid took advantage of the mother’s blackout. Amayiwa nawonso anali atangochokera ku mowa ndipo anali ataledzera ndi kungofikira kugona paja. Mwana wafika nayenso uli mmutu kungofikira pambali pamene pagona amake. Kenako nzeru zachuluka basitu. Amayi kumangomva bwino ali mu blackout ndi kachacho. Nayenso mwana kukomedwa mpaka kumupezerera

Mphondo
Mphondo
8 years ago

Mwati “relay” intoxicated kapena really? Penapaketu nanunso ma Editor

Beatrice Mangochi Mgaliba
Beatrice Mangochi Mgaliba
8 years ago

Nyasatimes please transfer this reporter to another district timveko za kwina Balaka yadya one yatikola

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