Malawi Police in Kasungu have arrested an 18-year-old woman for allegedly dumping a new born baby in a toilet early morning Thursday. Kasungu Police assistant spokesperson, Miracle Mkozi, says the suspect concealed pregnancy from all around her and gave birth around four in the morning. “A neighbour who went out to answer the call of […]
A 21-year-year old woman is in police custody for allegedly dumping her newly born baby into a pit latrine. Dowa police spoke person, Gladson M’bumpha has confirmed the incident. He says they suspect that the woman, Kesta Andrew, gave birth on Tuesday but dumped the baby into the pit latrine on Wednesday. The baby was […]
Unidentified teenaged mother in the capital Lilongwe, who apparently dumped her newly born baby Monday morning in a pit latrine, is on the run; and, about 30 able-bodied young men resorted to demolishing the latrine so they could rescue the baby. Eye witnesses told Nyasa Times that the girl, who is about 17, had been seen recently […]
Malawi Police is looking for a woman who dumped a three-day old baby at Chinsapo 11 Nsewa cemetery in the capital, Lilongwe. Lilongwe Police Spokesperson, Kingsley Dandaula said police received a report on March 11 that a baby had been dumped in a nearby graveyard by an unknown mother. “The informant was going to church […]
Malawi Police in Bangwe have arrested a 26 year old woman on allegations that she dumped in a pit latrine her own six months old baby boy, who later died in the hospital. Limbe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Widson Nhlane said in an interview on Monday that the suspect, Veronica James, who resides in […]
A 42-year-old lady is in custody at Blantyre Police Station for dumping a newly born baby in a pit latrine. The suspect Angella Chikwakwa of Wilson Village T/A Tomasi in Thyolo but a resident at Sumani 2 village T/A Nsomba in Blantyre committed the offence on Thursday November 2nd, 2017, police have confirmed. “On Thursday […]
Malawi Police arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly dumping a newly born baby in a pit latrine at Ekwendeni in Mzimba District barely weeks after another was found dumped in a grave yard. Confirming the arrest, Mzuzu Police publicist Martin Bwanali identified the woman as Fiskani Lungu of Mbiriyawaka Village in the area of Traditional […]
The grave of a newborn found dumped in a graveyard last week in an Ekwendeni graveyard has been tampered with, Malawi Police have confirmed. The baby, christened Grace by Ekwendeni Mission Hospital medical staff, was buried at the same graveyard where she was found lying in the cold on Monday last week. She died three […]
A baby that was found dumped in an Ekwendeni graveyard on Monday died Thursday around 3 pm at Ekwendeni Mission Hospital. Confirming the death Thursday, Ekwendeni Mission Hospital Principal Nursing Officer, Esther Kawelama said the baby died because she was severely bitten by red ants. “She was bitten by red ants in her ears and […]
Mzuzu City Mayor, Councillor William Mkandawire has bemoaned the tendency by some parents to dump their newly born babies instead of taking care of them. Speaking in an interview recently, Mkandawire said the practice is inhuman and intolerable in society because every child has a right to grow with its parents and be properly cared […]
A one year old baby was found dead in a pit latrine in Lilongwe on Monday this week, according to Kanengo Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Salome Zgambo. Police said on 30 May at around lunch time Alena a daughter to 32 year old Namaluwa Yotamu went missing when she went to the maize meal […]
Catholic Church through His Eminence Fernando Cardinal Filoni has expressed concern over irresponsible parenthood especially mothers who are found of dumping their babies upon delivery saying that is uncalled for and the syndrome has to be checked and stopped. Cardinal Filoni was speaking when he cheered orphans anddumped babies at Mother Teresa Orphanage Centre in […]
A tiny baby who had been abandoned and left to die by its mother who gave birth in in squatter township of Ndirande in Blantyre city were found on Mondayin a makeshift grave which had been dug up in one of the bedrooms in a house. A resident of Ndirande, Kuyukaya Ntalika said: “I was called by […]
A newly born baby dumped in a nearby bush by an unknown woman was found eaten by dogs in Chilomoni township in the wee hours of Sunday. The baby was found being eaten by the dogs in an area known as Zambia. Police could not trace whether the baby was male or female saying by […]
A baby found abandoned in a dirty cloth and left out in the sun to die in northern city of Mzuzu has been saved by a court marshal Ringo Simwaka who found her on Sunday. Simwaka was on her way to visit her plot and found the baby so lifeless. Mzuzu Police spokersperson Martin Bwanali […]
A mother of two in Balaka district south east of Malawi is expected to answer a case of concealing the birth of the child after she allegedly dumped her newly born baby girl into a pit latrine. Police says the suspect Mercy Ali of 26 years of age gave birth to a baby girl on […]
Malawi Police in Karonga have launched a man hunt for an unknown woman who dumped a newly born baby in a toilet at Baka Township in the district. Confirming the incident to Nyasa Times, Karonga Police Public Relations Officer Enoch Livason said the baby who was wrapped in a plastic bag, was found by a certain […]
A 15 year old girl identified as Maria Fred is under police custody for allegedly dumping a baby in a maize field, Police has confirmed. The teenager dumped the baby, aged one year and eight months-in a garden of her neighbour identified as Agnes Chibula, who woke up other people to go and fetch the baby which […]