Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka have intensified a hunt for unknown criminals who have murdered a 38-year-old Raphael Makina from Elias village in the district on his way from a drinking joint Tuesday night and arrested suspects. Village Headman Nasiyaya whose real name is Adam Patrick says during the particular day Makina was guzzling alcohol with […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody two men over the savage gang rape of a 45 year old woman. The two, Dimba Dzoole 32, and Gift Shaibu 22 alongside their friend who is at large raped the woman in turns after chasing the victim’s husband. Police publicist sub-inspector Joseph Sauka […]
An 18-year-old female student in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka has killed herself by hanging at Pyoli village in the area of Sub Traditional Authority Kachenga in Balaka district after her parent criticised her tendency of sneaking to her boyfriend during the night. Confirming the incident, Balaka Police spokesperson Sub Inspector Joseph Sauka said the […]
Police in Malawi’s Easter district of Balaka are hunting for unknown criminals who have killed a watchman after stealing 22 chickens, 16 turkeys at Andiamo location at the house of Mr Hazarat Pirrani where the deceased Magulaye Paundi was working as a watchman. Balaka police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka, says Joseph Chika, a colleague […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka are disturbed on why defilement cases are still on the increase in the district despite stiffer sentences the courts are imposing on offenders. Child Protection Officer for Balaka Police Station Sergeant Elias Sungani says said in the past 6 months the district has registered 11 defilement cases as […]
A court in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka has sentenced a 21-year-old man to six years and four months imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a seven-year-old girl. Police Prosecutor Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that the suspect Frackson Kambale 21 defiled a 7 year old girl on 12th April this year at Mthandizi location […]
A Balaka based 42 year old Richard Mandala Chisale who was arrested few weeks ago for abducting and defiling six girls concurrently appeared before the Balaka Magistrate Court and has pleaded not guilty. Appearing before Magistrate Damson Banda, Mandala Chisale first pleaded guilty to the offenses before reversing his decision during the proceedings. However, the […]
Police in Malawi’s southern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 29 year old woman for allegedly scorching her 8 year old daughter for stealing relish. The district’s police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspect Agnes James 29 sent the victim to fetch fire from her aunt’s house, and in the process […]
Police in Malawi’s Eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 42-year- old man for allegedly abducting and defiling six girls. Balaka police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspect Richard Mandala Chisale abducted the girls who are aged between 12 and 15 three months ago and has been defiling them ever since. […]
Police in Malawi’s Eastern district of Balaka have arrested Group Village Headman Mwenye whose real name is Harold Mwenye for being found in possession of 32 round live ammunitions. Police arrested the 58-year-old traditional leader after being tipped that he was keeping live ammunitions. “Upon searching his house, Police recovered 32 rounds of live ammunitions […]
A First Grade Magistrate’s court in Malawi’s Eastern district of Balaka has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 10-years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old biological daughter. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Hunter Masamba told the court that the suspect John Douglas between the months of June and August, this year, had been defiling […]
Barely two weeks after the Balaka First Grade Magistrate’s court in eastern part of Malawi sentenced a 21 year-old-choir master to 78 months imprisonment with hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 14 year-old choir member, another choir master is in Police custody for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old choir member again. Confirming the incident Balaka […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 42-year-old man for allegedly defiling his biological 14-year-old daughter. Balaka Police spokesperson Sub-Inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspect, John Douglas (42) has been defiling her own 14 year old biological daughter who is in Standard 5 since June 2013 and threatened to take […]
A First Grade Magistrate’s court in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka has sentenced a 21 year old man to six and half years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 14 year-old choir member. Police Prosecutor Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that the suspect Macdonald Amadi (21) who was a choir master, […]
Police in Malawi’s Eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 35 year-old man for sexually abusing a fellow male person. The police identify the suspect as Mavuto Misomali (35) who on Thursday last week sexually abused an 18 year old boy who was stranded at Chingeni Road Block after he failed to raise […]
Police in Malawi’s Eastern Region district of Balaka are keeping in custody two people for allegedly murdering their fellow businessman. The two, Maxwell Yusufu 25, and Uladi John 48 were arrested following the murder of Dickson Ibra from M’manga Village, Traditional Authority Kalembo in the district. Balaka Police spokesperson Joseph Sauka, in an interview with Nyasa […]
Police at Balaka are keeping in custody two people for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing goods worth over K3million. According to Balaka Police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka, the suspects Gift Paul (22) and Robert Wayindani Mlamba (36) together with their friends who are at large, on the night of 6th July, 2013 broke […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka have intensified a hunt for unknown criminals who broke into a number of shops and murdered a watchman at Mfulanjobvu Trading Centre in the district. Balaka police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspects who were armed with panga knifes terrorised Mfulanjobvu Trading centre on the night […]