Malawi court jails man for having ritual sex with daughter to get rich

Dedza First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 25 year old man identified as Kasito Yasini for defiling his 11 year old step daughter in order to become rich. Police Prosecutor Sub Inspector Wedson Nyondo told the court that Yasini got charms from a certain herbalist to get rich and as a ritual, he was […]

Malawi Police arrest Nkhotakota man for sexual assualt on step-daughter

Malawi Police in Nkhotakota are keeping in custody a 40 year old man Mackson Kampheta from Kamongolo village, Traditional Authority Mwansambo in the district,  over allegations of defiling his step daughter a Standard 3 learner at Ludzi primary school aged 11 in the district. Police publicist at Nkhotakota, Paul Malimwe,  said it is believed that […]

Mchinji man jailed 14 years for sexual assualt on 11-year-old girl

The First Grade Magistrate court in Mchinji on Friday slapped 42 year old Boston William with 14 years imprisonment with hard labor after finding him guilty of defiling an 11 year old girl. The judgment has come following his arrest by the district police on July 6 after the girl’s mother lodged a complaint that […]

Chikwawa man get 12 years jail term for sexually assaulting step-daughter

A 27-year-old man in the Southern Region district Chikwawa has been handed a 12-year-jail term for defiling his 2-year-old step-daughter. Eliya Shadreck was on Wednesday found guilty of defilement before the district’s first grade magistrate’s court. State Prosecutor Levison Musote told the court that the convict, on 20 January at Osman Village in Traditional Authority Maseya’s area […]

Malawi Police arrest man for sexual assault on 2-year-old step-daughter

Malawi Police in Chikwawa are keeping in custody a 27 year old man on suspicion that he defiled his 2 year old step daughter. The suspect, Eliya Shadreck, was arrested on Monday morning after he allegedly defiled the child on Saturday at Osman Village in the area of Traditional Authority Maseya in the district. Chikwawa […]

Malawi Police nab couple who forced girl, 17, to have sex ritual

  Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested and are keeping in custody Malani  Zamatwaya (35) for allegedy defiling his 17 year old step daughter repeatedly over rituals beliefs. Zamatwaya has been arrested together with his wife Felia for who is charged with an offence of conspiracy to commit a felony. According to a Police report, […]

Two jailed 9 years for defiling four and nine year old girls

The Nkukula Second Grade Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has convicted and sentenced William John (39) and George Fostino (62) to eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) each after being found guilty of defiling two young girls aged four and nine. The court through State Prosecutors Sub-Inspector Charles Elias and Sergeant Patrick Mkumbi heard that […]

Malawi Police IG says crime level reduced, defilement cases increase

Inspector General (IG) of Police Lexten Kachama has said the level of crime in the country has decreased but pointed out that there has been a five percent increase in defilement cases in the just-ended year. In his annual crime report during the end-of-year police celebrations at Area 30 Police Headquarters in Lilongwe,  Kachama revealed  reported […]

Malawi Police arrest 60 year-old Mulanje man for sex assualt on two schoolgirls

Malawi Police in Mulanje have arrested a 60 year-old man for allegedly defiling two girls aged between seven and nine this month. Mulanje Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Gresham Ngwira confirmed the accused, Petrol Yakobe is suspected to have defiled the girls (names withheld). Ngwira said the  sexual assualt victims  are believed to have […]

Nkhata Bay man jailed 14 years for sexually assaulting six-year-old girl

First Grade Magistrate Court in Nkhata Bay district has sentenced a 29-year-old Gift Mbale to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. State prosecutor Sergeant Keston Chiona told the court that the victim’s father left the girl with Mbale as family friend. “But on December 7, 2017, Mbale was […]

Burundian senteced 6 years to Malawi prison for sexual assaults and impregnating 14 year-old girl

The Nkukula Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has convicted and sentenced a 21 year old Burundian man Leonard Juma to six years Imprisonment with Hard Labour for defiling and impregnating a 14 year old girl. Juma who was operating a business at Dubai in Area 49 in Lilongwe and committed the offence in April this year. State Prosecutor Sergeant […]

Mzuzu MCP Councilor Mlogera sex assualt case enters defence

A case involving Chibanja Ward Councilor, Charles Mlogera who is accused of defiling three under aged girls in Mzuzu, has entered defence at Mzuzu First Grade Magistrate Court where two defence witnesses were paraded and cross examined. Mlogera who belongs to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and is alleged to have committed the offence on August […]

Zomba herbalist jailed 28 years for sexual assault on two girls

The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has convicted and sentenced Grey Mcford, 32, to 28 years in jail for defiling two girls (names withheld). Confirming the development, Zomba Police spokesperson Patricia Sipiliano said Mcford, a herbalist, sent the girls aged between 10 and 12 to fetch water for him on June 11, paying them K50 […]

Magistrate bemoans rise in sexual offences: Jails man, 45  to 8  years for defiling girl, 4

The Nkukula Magistrate Court In Lilongwe has convicted and sentenced 45 year old man Dickson Banda to eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) after being found guilty of defiling a four year old girl. State Prosecutor Sergeant Charity Munkhondya proved beyond reasonable doubt that Banda indeed defiled the girl on 14th April 2017 despite […]

Malawi Police arrest Burundian for sexual assualt

Malawi police in Kanengo has arrested 21 year old Leonard Juma, a Burundian national, for defiling and impregnating a 15 years old girl (standard 6 pupil). According to Kanengo Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Esther Mkwanda, Juma who owns a grocery shop at Area 49 Dubai market defiled the girl early 2017. “It was discovered […]

Teenboy cook jailed 3 years for masturbation while touching boss’s daughter during blackout

Second Grade Magistrate in Limbe has  sentenced a 19 year old Samson Mukango to three years imprisonment with hard labour for indecent assault which is contrary to section 137(1) of the penal code. Prosecutor Sub-inspector Victor Nachuma told the court that on October 20 the victim’s mother went to Monkey bay for a church trip […]