Two women in Mangochi have died in separate incidents where one was killed in cold blood while the other committed suicide,Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Rodrick Maida has confirmed. According to Maida, Ajida Yunusu (30) is believed to have been murdered between Mbuzi village and Kambiya hills on her way to buy some accessories. Maida […]
Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) has strongly come in to comment on the death of Rhoda Ng’oma, a Salima police officer whose head was chopped off Tuesday, subsequently calling on the police to be swift in their investigation. Ng’oma, head of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at Chipoka Police Station, was murdered in cold blood by […]
Malawi Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody two men for allegedly causing death of a woman in Chiputula Township within the city. According to Mzuzu Police Station Public Relations Officer, Martin Bwanali the two have been arrested for killing a 24 year old Sarah Zgambo of Mwazisi village in the area Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have arrested a jealousy husband who on Tuesday slit the throats of his wife of many years after suspecting her she was flirting with another man. Police officer in charge in Mchinji Maxmus Bakili identified the deceased woman as Alinafe Kalirani whom he said had her throat slit by her husband […]
A prominent civil rights activist has faulted the state for delayed extradition of murder suspect Misozi Chamthunya. Chamthunya was arrested in South Africa in 2012 where he allegedly took refuge for killing his girl friend Linda Gasa over pregnancy disagreements. Timothy Mtambo, the executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) said it […]
Malawi Police in Machinga have arrested a 19 year old Anderson Chiwala for allegedly killing his wife, 20 years old Ester Usuman who was eight months pregnant by Wednesday. Police in Machinga have confirmed the arrest of Usuman who was apprehended by villagers Wednesday and later handed him over to the police the same day. […]
A 33 year old Jeremia Kulisunga from Kaloga Village in Traditional Authority Mpando in Ntcheu has died after being stabbed by a colleague in a bizarre manner. The police say they received the report from Group Village Headman Katete that Kulisunga was murdered by Masautso Fasio, 23 from the same village at a drinking joint on July 3, 2016. “We received […]
Vocal human rights activist Timothy Mtambo, who is also executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabillitation (CHRR) has said the murder of former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju was politically inspired hence the state has failed to make proper investigations. Njauju was murdered under mysterious circumstances in July 2015 […]
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder of a boy Chatiki khome at Mbayani squatter township in Blantyre City.The victim, 13, was found with a cut on the forehead, the left side of the head and below the chin while looking after a banana shade.. Blantyre police assistant spokesperson Andrew Mayawo identified the […]
Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested a 25 year old Apostolic Church Pastor identified as Sageme Petro for allegedly murdering his own biological daughter. Newly transfered Balaka Police Publicist Constable Gerald Sumaili who has replaced Sub-Inspector Joseph Sauka confirmed the arrest to Nyasa Times. According to Sumaili, the suspect entered his house during the morning […]
Malawi flagship daily newspaper, The Daily Times on Wednesday published an editorial comment condemning police brutality and excessive use of force to suspects after the paper reported that cops in Ntcheu assaulted Zakaria Malata, 49 to death in a bid to obtain a confession of guilt. Malata was arrested on June 8, 2016 over allegations of […]
The nation is mourning former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) television producer, Dexter Kanike, who many described as kind and humble. Kanike, 48 was killed by armed robbers at his residence in Chilimba Township, Blantyre, police have confirmed. Blantyre police Public Relations Officer, Elizabeth Divala told Nyasa Times that a group of unknown thugs invaded Kanike’s […]
Owen Khamula – Nyasa Times Wealth seekers have killed yet another person with albinism, bringing the number of those killed to 18 so far as civil society groups presented a petition to the Office of the President and Cabinet to stop the killings. Ntcheu Police spokesperson Gift Matewere identified the deceased as Fletcher Masina, 38, […]
Malawi Police in Nsanje have arrested, John Dedza Mchambalinja, 23, for allegedly burning to death Fombe Nyamatcherenga, 23. Nsanje police Criminal Investigations Officer, Assistant Superintendent John Timbenao said the victim was burnt to death Friday May 6, 2016 at around 10pm. Timbenao said the development followed an incident in which the victim allegedly attacked the […]
The High Court in Blantyre is yet to assign a judge on a landmark case in which 10 people are accused of murdering four elderly people in Mwanza on allegations of witchcraft. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said in an interview the court is yet to assign a judge to the case and did not indicate […]
Two men who have been sentenced to 25 years in prison in Malawi for participating in the process that led to the murder of a 17-year-old with albinism for his body parts face death penalty as they have now been committed to the High Court to answer murder charges. The two, 26-year-old Vuto Bizwick and 20-year-old Manuel Robert, […]
Two men have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Malawi after being found guilty of murdering an albino Davis Fretcher Machinjiri a week ago. The two heard through state prosecutor assistant Superintendent Patrick Bean Chambuluka that Vuto Biswick and Emmanuel Robert on the 23 April 2016 at Chimoto village in the area of traditional […]
Malawi Police in Phalombe district have arrested three people suspected to have brutally killed a 28-year-old woman and chopped off her breasts. The victim, Jennipher Namusiyo of Gwembere village, T/A Mkhumba in the district was attacked and killed in the wee hours of Saturday morning while on her way to seek medication from a traditional healer in […]