Malawian man arrested for trading his son
A thoughtless man in Mchinji who wanted to make quick riches by allegedly selling his biological child has fallen in deep trouble as he is now languishing in police custody.
Chipiliro Mbewe was offering his two-and-half year old son at a mere K30 000 but his scheme was thwarted after a prospective buyer reported the matter to the law enforcers.
Mchinji Police Station spokesperson, Paswell Phiri, said Mbewe, 22, was arrested on Sunday after he offered his son for sale to Yona Mtanga.
“We received a tip from the potential customer who came at our office to report. He left the father and child at their home saying he was going to take the cash,” he said.
According to the police publicist, the father claimed he had so many debts and wanted to make up for some of them.
Mbewe, who comes from Kapunula village, Traditional Authority Mkanda in the district, fathered the son with a school girl who has since gone back to school.
“The suspect will appear before the court this week to answer a charge of selling or disposing of a person as a slave,” he said.
The offence is contrary to section 267 of the country’s penal code and, according to Phiri, carries a maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment with hard labour if found guilty and convicted in the court of law.
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