anyumbu Second Grade Magistrate’s Court in Machinga on Thursday convicted and sentenced 27 -year-old Abdulahaman Jimmy to seven years imprisonment with hard labour upon being found guilty of burglary and theft contrary to Sections 309 (A) and 278 of the Penal Code respectively. State Prosecutor, Constable Gift Kalamula told the court that during the night […]
A First Grade Magistrate court in Mwanza district had sentenced an 18 year old young man to six years imprisonment with hard labour on burglary and theft offences. Mwanza Police Public Relations Officer, Edwin Kaunda told said Ndiyiwale Thomas during the night of August 25 at Msakambewa Village broke into the house of Nailesi Mkoka […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for burglary. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect John Samson 28, on the night of 2nd to 3rd February, 2015 at Phimbi village in the district of Balaka broke into the house of […]
A court in Kasungu district has sentenced teenager, John Chama, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) after being found guilty of house breaking and theft of cash plus other assorted items. According to police, the 18-year-old boy broke into the house of Caroline Mgogo Kaipa at Mtondo ADMARC where he stole one 80kg […]
Blantyre Magistrates Court has convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) two men for house breaking and theft contrary to sections 301 of the Penal Code. The two, Christopher James Damiano 31, from Mbera village, T/A Kachenga in Balaka, and Amos Uluko aged 24 from Mapando village, T/A Chimaliro in Thyolo […]
A 19 year old Malawian jailbird stunned the court when in mitigation he asked for a non-custodial sentence after the Mzuzu Magistrate Court had convicted him for theft and burglary of property worth MK750,000. The convict, Charles Gondwe three years ago served a three year jail term for a similar offence. But First Grade Magistrate […]
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Ntchisi for alleged offences of house breaking, malicious damage and escaping from a lawful custody. Ntchisi Police spokesperson Gladson M’bumpha identified the suspect as Gideon Mdembo from Weza Village, Traditional Authority Kasakula in the district. He said the suspect committed the offences between December 22 and 23 2012. Said […]
Sadik Stambuli who was convicted for breaking into a house of a Malawi Defence Force sorlder and stole items valued at K 25,000 has started a 14-year jail term. The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court sentenced Stambuli, 22, to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour after convicting him for burglary and theft charges. Stambuli between […]