Prison boss reveals why he shot dead his son: On bail

April 19, 2015 Elijah Phimbi -Nyasa Times 155 Comments

Malawi Prison Services (MPS) Officer Senior Superintendent Evans Chisi has revealed what happened for him to reach the extent of gunning down his two sons Laswell and Stanford over a week ago.

Chisi: Granted bail
Chisi: Granted bail

Chisi, who confessed that he did the shooting unintentionally, said on the day of the incident, he was coming from work and upon reaching home, he found his two sons assaulting and battering their sister.

He claims to have tried to stop them but the children turned against him.

“They told me they actually desired the rare opportunity to deal with me. Laswell Chisi kicked me at the back of my neck. I scampered and fell to the floor. Stanford Chisi joined Laswell Chisi [in the act],”he said.

“I must state without fear or contradiction that I shot them dead unintentionally. There was no premeditation. I was totally confused. My psyche was pre-occupied the high and urgent need to defend myself and my daughter from my sons who had become beastly and murderous at the time” narrated Chisi in an Affidavit for court bail application.

The Prison Officer said when things got out of hand and as part of self defense he pulled a trigger.

“In the heat of the moment, I pulled the trigger and shot both of them. First Laswell Chisi then Stanford Chisi. They both died on the spot” reads the affidavit.

Chisi said since his wife died in 2013, he entrusted the daughter with the powers to manage the home and all along, the sons have been assaulting the daughter on upkeep money.

Meanwhile, Chisi has been granted bail. He paid K20, 000 bail bond, sureties of K10, 000 non cash each plus other conditions.

Among the conditions are that he should never leave Blantyre City without informing police, he surrenders his passport to Blantyre Police and that he should be reporting to Blantyre Police every Tuesday.

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155 replies on “Prison boss reveals why he shot dead his son: On bail”

  3. From the look of things, the two sons deserved the punishment. Why? How can a 29 year old resign from work and opt to stay with his father? This clearly explains that the father was so loving to accept this idit to come back home. . My advice to the courts and those doing investigations. Find out from direct relatives on how these two bustards used to behave, Extend to neighbours and their closest friends.

    Mdala yu analakwa pa lupha ndi mfuti koma mukadakhala enanu mukadalolera kuluza moyo wanu after spending your money on the two stupid sons.

  5. ana mwaonjeza masiku ano, mwana osamvera makolo ake mphoto yake ndi imfa basi, koma mr chisi mulape pansi pa mtima wanu, zinangochitika koma sizinayenera kukhala choncho

  6. Zoona zake ndizakuti mdalayu anangonana ndi mwana wakeyu ndiye anyamatawa zimawasowetsa tendele chifukwa amkafuna kuthana ndimdalawaoyu

  9. Walhai, a Mjomba Chizi anaonjesa! Ngakale Baibuli olo Curuan imakana simenezi. Imeneyi si Jihad!

  12. Todays youth dont like education yet want good things in life. Want to drink beers, smoke chamba drink masatchets , womanise, disrepect parents and steal from their parents to maintain this lifestyle. I as a parent in Mr Chisis place understand why he did what he did. At 29 and 23 years the boys are too strong for an ageing father. Its his responsibility to protect the weak daughter in the house but he is powerless to do so owing to advanced age. He had no choice. A child who doesnt respect the parent must surely die, so goes the bible.

  15. Its a one side story, raise the killed boys to speak their side. Rumours has that he was bonking on his daughter, the sons were not happy with that. The other side, these kids were no longer kids to sleep in their fathers house

  18. I guess for this man to be come a Prison In charge wardner BOSS .There should be some kind of Leadership from whoever appointed him. Whatever the reason, Trust wouldn’t go without it. Anger wouldn’t be one of his behaviour…………if it was, he would mess all prisoners including his working Mates………so judge it.

  19. The two boys got what they deserved. This is a lesson to all children; do not push your parents or guardian beyond what they can take. If you live by the sword you will also die by a sword. Mr Chisi’s boys well toxic. Children are meant to be a blessing and not a curse.

  20. sOME CILDREN ARE A NUISANCE WHO DESERVE DEATH.aCQUIT cHISI TO DETER OTHER CHIDREN WHO ABUSE THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE OF LAZINESS AND SMOKING cHAMBA.

  24. Gud work. U took the right decision by getting rid of those two evil sons who were battering ur daughter. I hope God will forgive u and u’ll be a free man after all. I will always keep u in my prayers.

  25. Ana ena ndiochimwitsa makolo..zoona mwana kumenya bambo ake mpaka kuwagwetsa??Mr Chisi mulungu akukhulukileni muneyeneladi kukwiya..Ana anali achipongwe awo..

  26. We Malawians as a nation have a bigger problem than this. No parent wants to keep over aged children in his/her house. But there is this bigger Social problem of Unemployment in Malawi that leads to these problems including xenophobia against our children in RSA.
    Politicians have completely destroyed this nation and are daily singing songs of creating Jobs when their real intention is to fill their Bellies!!!!! Can we be serious before things completely get out of hand!!!!!!

  27. EETI MWANA WAKO YEMWE KUMAKUUZANSO ZOTI MDAZI SIMUNGANDIUZE WAIZI

    MKUCHEPERA

    NDI IYO WAIZI AYIWONA

    WANA wosamvera makolo

  28. Mr Chisi deserve some linience,coz ana amasiku ano dont respect parents,anawa ndiye kuti anatopetstadi.

  29. Wana a masiku ano akuti ndi ma boko halamu fotsekikik

    Zothawira xool basi

    Nkumadzungudza makolo ndi anzawo pakhomo

    Za ziiiii

  31. moti ana obeleka wekha akakukanike kuwayankhula koma mpaka kuombela,thus inhuman,he needs to be punished no mess.

  36. I dont think it was wise enough for Chisi to shoot dead his sons. And the court offering him bell as well, where is so caalled justice on this unlawful malpratice? The court also leaves alot to be desired.

  37. Ngati mulandu uli ochotsa moyo ameneyu wachotsa miyoyo ya anthu awili,akanakapempha ku police kuti ndufuna ndiwaphe akundivutitsa apolice’wo bwezi atamuuza kuti go a head?

  39. Very unfortunate.No Father can think of killing their children but this must have reached a point of no return.The children really angered the father and would have killed the father in the long run and then the sister would have been in hot soup if what the neighbours are saying is what the scenario was what we hear of the family.Lord Have Mercy.The Father Has Lost all the effort that he too to care for those sons up to twenty nine years of their age.Very Sad indeed.

  42. Why giving a bail on a murder case like this one? Next time you hear this murderer has committed suicide for sure because you allowed it to happen freely by giving him bail.

  43. malamulo aziko lathu amakhala osintha tsiku ndi tsiku koma amakhala okondera kwa awo omwe ali kumipando ya ikulu ikulu

  44. Poti we wer not there… u could have wounded them. aim for the legs not the heads of 2 of ur kids

  45. The situation you were in was really confusing. It is sad to have children as old as your late children staying at their parents’ house and worse still causing all sorts of trouble. While we mourn the kids, we hope you will be understood by who hear your case.

  50. Sitinamve ciyambire kuti warder wawombera mkaidi unless amathawa. Mr Chisi was provoked beyond nzeru zaumunthu he had no intention to kill his two sons anatopa kupilira zimenezi this is manslaughter not a murder case. Under the circumstances he should be acquitted of any wrong doing. My step brother who refused to go school sold our late mother’s house. He and his sister have BN selling what ever land we had. Zoterezi zimalakwitsa. Enawa ndimaliabilities than Ana. Pepani Mr chisi Mulungu akuthandizeni.

  54. This is what happens when you are keeping over aged sachet and weeding smoking sons in the house.Its common in Malawi for very old sons to live with their parents some even resort to pick whatever is in the house to feed their drinking habits.Mdala uyu anafika pa breaking point even though it was wrong to kill them.

  56. Self defence is a plausible excuse. Faced with unruly children who are causing pain to the family one can do what he did.

  57. Ndakula nawo ine mundifunse ine zambiri ndikuzani Bambowo atuluseni chonde ndagwira mwendo sioyenela kukakhala kundende

  58. Yamwa mazira ake omwe. Adabereka yekha wachotsanso yekha mutayeni mkuluyu.

    Ana amapsetsa mtima. Ngati akula , adzichoka kwa makolo akatero izi zidzipeweka….

    He brought them to life and he took them to death. Washaouti mulandu uwu…..

  59. Kumeneko ndiye kukhala bambo chisi, ana osavela akuwabala Koma afe ndithu, simunalakwitse @aaaaaaaa,ndipo kubomako musamulange mkuluyu, chifukwa amawona ndi anachipanti mnyumba,mwachita bwino kuwatsogoza, chifukwa akanayambila inu kukutsogozani bwezi mwana wanu wa mkazi yo Ali pa mavuto osatha,ambuye chonde sonkhezelani moto kuti ndipsi zimenezi zimve kuwawa, ogalu, vitsilu va wana,

  61. Apparently, the court officer who granted bail to Mr. Chisi did the right thing here. The man has been a good citizen, heretofore. He was “pushed” over the cliff. And he may pose no danger to the public.
    Extenuating circumstances, as a principle, will be invoked by defense counsel, to be sure.
    And my heart goes out for Mr. Chisi, his daughter and extended family. Very sad indeed.

  65. Mr Chisi pepani anawa akanakupwetekani. Munachita bwino kuwapha. Mizimu yao iutse mu jehena. Boma likukomereni mtima mulanduwu uthe bwino ndipo msanga. A bwera zatenge atengerepo phunziro.

  66. Wages of sin is death hence children must submit to parents.Though the act oF pulling the trigger is against the law, it was out of desperation that the dad did this.

  68. I think one of u (Mr Chisi and Nyasatyms) is wrong! Last tym u saaid the elder son was workng n the stores room n 2day u r sayng both of the two sons were quarelling wth their sister! Whch z wch or may b Mr Chisi, u want 2 defend urself. Its wrong 2 conclud zat the two sons were troublemakers 2 the family coz de statement comes frm the killer himself. He has not 2 take advantage of the fact zat de two sons were died. They cant explain their side. How can w be sure that what he has said z true? Jail him!

  69. mbimbi zimenezi zinafera ntchito zawo azikamenya mdala ngati ameneyu ngati akumvesa chixoni pachithunzi ndiye kulibwanji pamaxo?mwana oxamvera kholo afe ndithu litero baibulo

  71. It’s just un4tunet dat some of the thingz we nid in life bring us lots of trabo.. Ana ena r just curses oon their own.. 2 sad 4 the Old man !!!!

  72. Mwamtulusa chifukwa choti amagwira ku prison? Wapha ameneyo akhale mundende basi.

  74. Nthawi ija malembo oyera adanena ndi iyiyi, kuti dziko lizatembenuka mtundu ndi mtundu kuukilana maiko kuukilana mabanja kusonokera ana kuukila makolo ndi zina zotero; tiyeni tipemphere zolimba kuti zonga izi zisamatipeze iyayi. Munthu ukamaziteteza umagwirisa ntchito chida chilichonse chomwe chili pafupi ndi iwe. Takecare!!

  75. Chisi you’re could guilty of manslaughter and therefore, I sentence you to 15yrs imprisonment with hard labor. Court rise ndinyamuke.

  76. Officer wanzelu iwe, msilikali baba, iwe ndiye amene udaphunzira ndikudziwa ntchito yako muno Malawi. Kill before you killed. Keep it up.

  78. Mutayenidi. After all sazaphanso siwaamalizapo. And he did a good job to kill all of them. Akanasiyapo mmodzi ameneyo akanavuta bad.

  79. The children were more of a burden than gifts from God to take care of the father in his old age. How can a 29 yr old stop working to go back to his father’s home to be looked after by his father? I understand what he was going through. He was frustrated and angry. There are people who do not want to stand on their own no matter their age but live off other peoples back. The court should acquit this man. If he died these children would have turned on us.

  80. Leave the madala alone he was underatack by his on children they don’t deserve to live these kids. sorry madala may the Lord forgive u

  84. mdalayu akuyenera kuvomera kuti adapha anyamatawo intentionally chifukwa iyeyu adapha anyamatawa ndi chida chomwe chimatha kuchotsa moyo wa munthu.komansotu kuphaku kunkachitika mdalayu ali ndi maganizo oti anyamatawa adamutopetsa.choncho mdalayu akavomere kukhothiko koma akachite plead self defence ngakhale kuti he will find it difficult to prove.

  85. The boss violated the right to life of his two sons therefore laws has to deal with him. There were so many options he cud deal with his other than killing them. That is pathetic and cruelty

    He should be preparing for a crucial defense than of provocation.

    Bosses have shown incompetence of handling arms so institutions must disarm the officers, or else expect events of this nature.

  87. Msiyeni Mr.Chisi.Ana masikuano chamba akusuta kwambili ndi Majilijili.God forgive you Mr.Chisi

  88. I thank the court for granting bail to Mr. Chisi. It is not expected of a child aged 29 to be staying with his parents and worse still planning to beat an old man like him. I naturally expect children at their ages to be supportive of their growing parents who often times suffers from high BP.
    I have experienced my family members behaving similarly to late children of Mr. Chisi. If most of us were allowed guns, we would have been convicted of the same crime.
    It is even very difficult as suggested by others to report these kids to police or even sending them home. Police will always advise the naughty kids and send them to their respective homes; sending them home to trouble your relatives is not a serious but rather transferring problems to already suffering villagers.
    It is high time that we taught our children to know God and this would have been prevented. It was lack of love for their sister, that’s why they resorted to beating her when she had the duty to do household chores for them.
    Shame on these children.

  94. whether he killed them intentionally or unintentionary kupha ndi kupha basi or kwa Mulungu kulibe zoti utha kupha munthu unintentionally. KUPHA NDI KUPHA BASI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ZINTHU ZIKACHITIKA ZOOPSA NGATI IZI TISATHAMANGIRE KUTI NDINACHITA IZI POFUNA KUZITETEZA.ILI NDIBOZA LAMKUNKHUNIZA. PANALI NJIRA ZAMBIRI ZOMWE MKULUYU AKANATHA KUZITETEZA. ASATIPAKE PHULA POTI ANA ANAWAPHAWO SANGANENE KATHU POTI ANAMWALIRA. MIZIMU YAWO IWUSE MUMTENDERE.

  95. Yeah, it’s a shame it ended that way. In my family, we have a similar situation of an unruly alcoholic nephew. He terrorizes his father and even strangles him when he refuses to give him money. He follows him akamakatenga pension and tells him to give him that money. He steals to sustain his drinking. achibale we have tried to help him wakanika.

  102. If I had money knowing that I am not a lawyer, I would’ve hired the likes of Ralph Kasambara, Jai Banda or Kalekeni Kaphale to defend Mr Chisi. These children were not children at all but beasts. I wish the law to govern this case would’ve been “Honour Your Father and your Mother” not the constitution of Malawi. Wish Mr CHISI the best of luck during his trial.

  104. Please children do not annoy yourt parents to the extent that they see you as a beast. Ngati chili chambachom anzanu apita nacho coz their farther was annoyed beyond recognising them as his own chiildren.
    Whatever the punishment he might get but at least he has sent them packing earlier than they should have

  106. That is self defence mdala waisovela, asakupomboneze,unapha mbava basis. Koma ulape kwa mulungu akakutaya asakhwiwa!

  110. Leave him alone, if the Zulus causing xenophobic attacks come battering you, you have no choice but to defend yourself or you die. The same applied to this old man, he was at risk so was his daughter, one day she was going to be killed it it never stopped

  111. Mutayeni Mdala ana aja anali Mbava olo a police akudziwa and Chisi was questioned several times because of his unruly sons.

  112. When children have grown up, it is good that they leave the home of their parents. It can be irritating/heartbreaking to see them fighting every second day over trivial issues.

  113. Siziziku nveka ameneyu….dziko lamalawi ndiloseketsa …how can someone …who knows how keep the gun safely and the intent of using it in aproper manner not as such of killing innocent people ( children) be given bail?

    Munthu uyu ngati wapha ana ake athanso kupha munthu wapadera.. we understand the situation surround his home …anthu ambiri amu prison services they are poor..and un happy with the job…..wapha ana awiri ndi kumpatsa bail? anawo sakamupha mdaloyu…mwina kum menya chabe..

  115. I sympathise with you bwana Chisi. May the good Lord protect you & the daughter. Let the souls of those beasts of children rot in Hell.

  119. Like father like son, mr chisi how did you brought up your children? Proverb 13:24. Anawatu munawalekelera pachiyambi, mwinatu mayi awo ndiwomwe amadziwa kulangiza bwino anawa, lero siizi nkhuyu zodya wana zapota munthu wamkulu.

  122. The Spirit Of God left him that why he didnt control himself guys if we pray hard evry tym we recive the holy spirit who controls us even an enemy insults you cant retaliate becoz yove got peace in ur heart

  123. Mafana kumafufuza kaye ngati mdala yanu ili ndi mfuti musadayambe kuvuta……..

  125. Zosamveka zimenezo,anawo ngati amavuta bwanji osayitana police kuti akawasekere kapena kuwatumiza kumudzi.Mdalayi wangokhala olupha anthu basi,ngati adakwanitsa kupha Ana ake kulibwanji anthu ena.Komanso acourt kandalama kameneko mukuti ka bail? Komanso munthu opha nzake ndi no bail ndiye awa?

    1. nawe iwe makamu ukuti chani?anawo anakawanenera ku polisi kale koma wapolisi wa mkazi anayankha mwano,anati “zanu zimenezo kathaneni kwanu konko”..tsoka ndi ilo,mene amazamumanga mdalayu wa polisi wamkaziyu anabwera nawo..chifukwa cha manyazi,wa polisiyu anangofikira kupepesa…

  127. Should we say that the duaghter mentioned here as the successor of his late wife has also succeeded even in her late mom s bedroom.

  135. Why do police and army personnel keep work guns at home. This has been a repeated incident in the recent years that an armed forces personnel keeps a loaded gun at home. These people are not supposed to take fire arms home regardless of any circumstances. The most recent scenario is when some police officer left a rifle at a drinking joint. How could this happen? It’s really a dangerous negligence. ALL THE ARMED FORCES PLEASE REVISE YOUR STANDARDS AND GET A GRIP!!!

    1. You are the biggest idiot to comment on this terrible terrible tragedy. How about you just shut the fu*k up! Mbuzi!

  139. No one can kill his own sons. This dude was indeed confused and unintentionally killed the men. How can these grown up men want allowances from their widowed father? And when he refuse they said they want to deal with him kicking, tossing him between them as if he was wrong to bear them?

  140. This man should be set free as he wanted to protect his life&daughter.those boys were grown to make their own decisions.

  143. Well done the court for granting him bail. Ana amenewo anali zitsiru. They deserved what they got. Hope Chisi gets a fair trial and gets an acquital.

  145. Leave him alone, the sons were mafias and terrorising the nebas. Anali akuba and a chamba. Its good he dealt with them

  146. Ana ena amaonjeza achisi atayeni ndi osalakwa kkkkkk of coz anaphsya ntima zomwe ndi zolakwika. Apaseni chilango china osati chokaseva ndende.

  147. May God help u mr chisi.Some of these children are atemptation.and these include relatives who are living with their uncles or aunt , brothers or even sisters.They tend to forget that one day they will be independent.Ican imagine how mr chisi felt when his trusted daughter was under attack.Idont blame mr chisi not at all.However sometimes these are the effects of what we plant inthe way we groom this so called ana ofewa or ana akupanda.By overpumping them with money with no conditions attached we are not making them tobe independent instead they broaden their childhood inthe end they dont mature intheir thinking.

  152. Mukamanza uchitsilu nde ndiumenewo. mkwiyo wanji woti mpaka mukaphere mawo ana anu? kuzolowela kuzunza akaidi basi. pano mkaidi ukakhala iwe ndichinkhope chako chonyasacho. chimutuuu. ukaseweza basi.

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