The Balaka First Grade Magistrate Court in eastern Malawi has sentenced a 23 year old-man to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his biological mother. The convict Macdonald Kusala was arrested after he was caught red-handed raping his 42-year-old mother in her matrimonial house. Police Prosecutor Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that […]
Police at Balaka in eastern Malawi is keeping in custody a husband and wife on theft charges for stealing goats and maize respectively. Police publicist Inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspects Lanjesi Roderick and Chisomo Mwazaonga (22 ), broke into the kraal of Mrs Stella Wanderson and stole two goats during the night of last […]
Police in Balaka district east of Malawi is keeping in custody a 26-year-old mother for allegedly scalding her three-year old son. Police publicist Inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspect Ndaona Samson was scalded the child as a punishment for stealing beans. “The suspect left the victim home for the market, and when she came back, […]
Police at Ulongwe in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka is keeping in custody a secondary school teacher for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old pupil he later wanted to marry. This comes few days after Balaka Police arrested a 57 year old Mark Chafachaona on allegation that he impregnated his 15-year-old step daughter. The suspect Ernest John […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka is keeping in custody two people for allegedly operating clinics without licence. Station Criminal Investigations Officer for Balaka Police, Assistant Superintendent Maxwell Divala, says the police received a tip that the two, Mustafa Limbe (43) and Jones Malata (57) were doing the business illegally in the area of […]
A 57-year-old man is under police custody at Balaka police station in eastern Malawi for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old step daughter. Balaka police spokesperson sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says the victim told the police that the suspect, Mark Chafachaona, had been defiling her on several occasions reaching the extent of impregnating her. “She said after noting […]
Barely a week after the Balaka second grade magistrate’s court in eastern Malawi convicted a 20-year-old bride for undressing a 16-year-old bridal girl over unsettled debts; police in Balaka district have arrested a 29-year-old manager for allegedly stripping naked a servant over shortage of money from beer sales. Balaka police spokesperson sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says […]
The Balaka First Grade Magistrate’s in court in eastern Malawi has ordered a South African driver to pay a fine of K100, 000, for causing death due to reckless driving. The court heard through the state Prosecutor Sergeant Lawrence Mchalisoni that the 21-year-old Sibiya Mulungusi hit a 26 year-old pedestrian Steven Alfred last Friday due […]
There was drama at Chilobwe location in Balaka district eastern Malawi after a bridegroom was arrested at his engagement ceremony. Balaka police spokesperson sub-Inspector Joseph Sauka says the bridegroom Mavuto Michael aged 27 was arrested on allegation that he stole a pig sometime back and he had been in hiding until yesterday when he was […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka are keeping in custody a 20-year-bride for allegedly undressing a 16-year-old bridal girl. Reports show that the suspect Ethel Nomanda Kachingwe was arrested following a complaint that she undressed the girl who was one of her bridal party at her engagement ceremony. Confirming the development Balaka Police publicist […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka are urging communities to take a leading role in the fight against crime in the district. Coordinator for the Community Policing, Sub Inspector Roster Milanzi made the call at a Community Policing meeting held at Traditional Authority Chanthunya’s Headquarters. Milanzi said the country is now awash with increased […]
The Balaka First Grade Magistrate court in eastern Malawi has ordered a 21-year-old minibus driver to pay a fine of K50, 000 for causing death of two people due to reckless driving. Police Prosecutor Constable Christopher Nyirongo told the court that the suspect Mustafa Tambala caused the death of two passengers Mrs Shalom Mwale and […]
A 22-year-old man in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka is to spend 23-years of his life behind bars after the Balaka Magistrate court convicted for house breaking and theft. Balaka Police Station Prosecution Officer Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that the suspect John Bunaya broke into the house of Mrs Gloria Mphwiyo on March 28 and […]
Two people are confirmed dead and a conductor missing after a mini bus road accident which happened last night in Balaka district in eastern Malawi. Balaka Police publicist Josehph Sauka says the accident happened at Chikombola along Balaka – Liwonde road when the driver of the Toyota Hiace Mini Bus registration number MH 6124, Mustafa […]
Police in Balaka have arrested 28-year-old Pakistan national, Naveed Khan, for allegedly stealing $44 000 (around K23 million) from a Mozambican businessperson. Balaka Police spokesperson Joseph Sauka confirmed the arrest in a statement. Sauka said the suspect was asked by the businessperson, Haroona Kamara, 35, to help him convert his money into local currency. Kamara […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court in eastern Malawi has sentenced a 38-year-old man to 6 years imprisonment with hard labour for wounding and chopping off his wife’s finger . Police Prosecutor Inspector Isaac Mponela told the court that the suspect Ajida Idrissa 38,wounded and chopped off his wife’s fingers during the night of June […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court in eastern Malawi has ordered two people to pay fine of K11, 500 each for writing obscene words in class rooms. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Anthony Mtambo told the court that the suspects Monica Tanthe 24 and Moses Chikalogwe 19 have for the past months at Sawali Primary School been […]
A 62-year-old village headman in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka has been ordered to pay a fine of K85, 000 or in default serve a 12-months jail term with hard labour for killing a dog and maliciously damaging crops and windscreen of a vehicle belonging to one of his subjects. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Yohane Chaomba […]