A senior Egyptian diplomat has been hospitalised after being attacked and beaten in Lilongwe, sparking a police investigation into the shocking assault. National Police spokesperson Gladys Chiwaula confirmed that Egypt’s Deputy Ambassador to Malawi was admitted to a hospital in the capital after the attack. “Police are following up on the matter and will give […]
Dramatic scenes erupted at the High Court in Blantyre this afternoon after Masauko White allegedly assaulted lawyer Wilson Sudi, who represents his opponent in a bitter, long-running land dispute. The alleged attack unfolded shortly after the court had heard proceedings involving White and Dominic Chipangula, centred on compensation awarded to Chipangula following his victory over […]
The Blantyre Magistrate Court has found a mother and daughter with a case to answer on charges of assaulting a nurse in the line on duty at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. Senior resident Magistrate Akya Mwanyongo made the ruling on Wednesday morning. The two women are Esnart Selemani, 53 years old and her […]
A mother and her daughter accused of assaulting a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre have been given court bail after spending weeks on police remand. The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre has released on bail Esnart Selemani and her daughter, Yankho, on bail. Senior Resident Magistrate, Akya Mwanyongo, has ordered the […]
A court in Blantyre has adjourned to March 17, 2021, a case in which a mother and her daughter are accused of assaulting a nurse in a hospital ward after they were told to leave the ward to decongest it as part of covid-19 preventive measures. The suspects, Esnat Selemani, 53, and daughter, Yankho Selemani, […]
State has withdrawn a case against Senior Chief Mtwalo where he beat up a police officer Thomas Chirwa on October 26, 2020 at Monomo in Mzimba. During hearing of the case which commenced on October 29, 2020 after the chief handed over himself to police a day before, the complainant told the court that he […]
Malawi Police Service in Mzuzu City have confirmed the arrest of Ngoni Senior Chief Mtwalo of Mzimba for allegedly assaulting officer-in-charge for Mtwalo Police Unit, Thomas Chirwa on Monday evening while on duty. Northern region police deputy spokesperson Maurice Chapola said the police officer was injured in the process. Mtwalo, real name, Shexter Bywell Jere, […]
Malawi Police in Machinga have charged Machinga east MP Esther Jolobola with conduct likely to cause breach of peace after she violently squeezed the district commissioner’s shirt on his neck, nearly choking him. The director of Planning and Development at the district council managed to stop the assault on the district commissioner Yobu Makina Gama. […]
A magistrate court in Lilongwe has sentenced up to five years imprisonment with hard labour a 37-year-old man for wounding a police officer during the anti-Jane Ansah protests. The Nkukula resdent magistrate Cecelia Onsewa heard from prosecutors that Patricio Filimon swayed from the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sanctioned protests to attack the police officer, […]
The Lilongwe Magistrate Court has granted bail to National Assembly chief security officer Youngson Chilinda who is currently answering assault charges. Magistrate Ernest Chimwembe granted Chilinda bail on Tuesday afternoon after his lawyer Tisilira Kaphantengo, applied for bail on Monday on grounds that the law provides for such to all accused persons unless otherwise . […]