Balaka man pleads guilty to defilement,  gets 7 year jail term

The Balaka First Grade Magistrate court in eastern Malawi has sentenced Frank Stephano Dimba 32 to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 10 year old girl.

Dimba pleaded guilty and was therefore convicted on his own plea.

In  his submission before the sentence, Prosecutor Constable Aida Mzama asked the court to consider giving the suspect a stiffer sentence considering the seriousness of the offence.

“Cases of defilement are becoming rampant in the district hence the need to give offenders a stiffer sentence so that we can protect the girl child and that it should be a lesson to him and would be offenders” said Mzama

In mitigation, the suspect asked for leniency saying that he is a bread winner for his family.

Passing judgement, First Grade Magistrate Damson Banda conquered with the state that cases of defilement are becoming rampant in the district a development which is putting the life of a girl child at risk.

He said for this to stop, the suspect needs to be given a stiffer sentence so that it should be a lesson to him and would be offenders. He therefore sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour.

Frank Stephano Dimba who is married and has 3 children comes from Funsani village, in the area of Senior Chief Nsamala in Balaka district.

In a related development, the Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate seating at Balaka, yesterday failed to hear another defilement case in which a Balaka based businessman Batwel Wyson Gandazeya 47, is accused of defiling a 15 year old girl.

The case was adjourned after the accused through his lawyer Author Makhalira asked Chief Resident Magistrate Jean Rosemary Kaira to excuse herself from the case for fear of being bias towards the victim as she is a child rights activist.

Gandazeya is accused of defiling a 15 year old girl on several occasions, a charge he is denying.

According to Eastern Region Police Prosecution officer Mwawi Kalua, the state was ready to parade 7 witnesses .

The Magistrate  adjourned the case to 14th November, 2014 for the ruling on their applications.

Batwel Wyson Gandazeya, comes from Kandeu village, Traditional Authority Ganya in Ntcheu district but resides at Balaka town where he runs his business.

 

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Jaab
9 years ago

Balaka need deliverance. The spirits of hell needs to attract people to go to hell.

myse
myse
9 years ago

Balaka, Balaka, Balaka, yes because there are people whose childrens agendas are at their hearts -Patriotism for the good cause of children.Also it means people are now well informed and would want to break the issue of silence. They want to call a spade a spade and perpetrators be brought to book accordingly. Other district please emulate the example to bare all perpetrators. we know kwina konso zikuchitika yet the citizens are silent to the cry of innocent children. wake up Malawians and report all child abuse cases

Jasper C Mtegha
Jasper C Mtegha
9 years ago

Balaka, Balaka, Balaka, and Balaka. Every week it is Balaka. I wonder how many case go unreported. By the was is the former first lady Shanil from Balaka. Just wondering….

Tengupenya
Tengupenya
9 years ago

let the activist magistrate try the case. she will have a higher standard in examining the evidence, but of course she will also give the stiffest penalty should the evidence be against the accused.

o
o
9 years ago

It a Balaka man. What do you expect? This is not news anymore.

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