A baby found abandoned in a dirty cloth and left out in the sun to die in northern city of Mzuzu has been saved by a court marshal Ringo Simwaka who found her on Sunday. Simwaka was on her way to visit her plot and found the baby so lifeless. Mzuzu Police spokersperson Martin Bwanali […]
A man in his 50s only identified as Magombo was dumped dead about 100 meters from his house without a left foot at Sumani Village in Traditional Authority Mposa in Machinga with possibilities that he was brutally murdered right on his door without the knowledge of his neighbours for three days since his disappear. The […]
Malawi Police have confirmed the arrest of 10 men for murdering a 21-year-old albino woman as a United Nations team conducts a two-week assessment after a series of similar killings. At least eight albinos have been murdered in the last two years, reportedly for their bones that are used in witchcraft rituals. “They dragged the […]
A murder suspect on Tuesday killed a woman and ate part of her fresh before a mob pounced on him and killed him. Chikwawa police station officer Rhoda Mawale identified the victim as Eliza Lupiya, 45 who hailed from Liwonde Village in Chief Katunga’s area in the district. Mawale said the suspect chopped off her […]
A 23-year-old Malawian man was killed in a suspected mob justice attack in Johannesburg, South Africa Sunday and police in the rainbow nation has since arrested three people. According to a report on IOL, the incident happened outside a block of flats on the corner of Eloff and Salisbury streets at about 4am. The report […]
Terror and grief have gripped Kantimbanya village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Somba in Blantyre district after a 36-year-old woman Brenda Mujoza was on Tuesday gang raped and subsequently killed by her assailants. Mujoza, police and family members have disclosed, was strungulated to death on the morning of Tuesday March 29th, 2016 on her way […]
Lecturers and students at Natural Resources College in Lilongwe woke up to a shock Monday after one student was killed by an irate mob after he allegedly broke into a campus house for one of staff members. Lilongwe police publicist Kingsley Dandaula confirmed the death of the 21 year old student but refused to give […]
Malawi Police say they are yet to arrest people in Nsanje who burned to death suspected grave diggers who were allegedly found with human bones on Tuesday for use in witchcraft. Tengani police officer in charge Kirby Kaunga said Wednesday the law enforcers were on the ground investigating the matter. Kaunga justified the delay to […]
Police in Kasungu are hunting for robbers who have killed a 40 year old motorcycle taxi driver and took away his motorcycle. Assistant deputy public relations officer for Kasungu Harry Namwaza said the motor cyclist Allan Mwale met his fate on the night of Monday and Tuesday when he was hired by an unknown person […]
An angry mob in Nsanje district on Tuesday attacked and burnt to death seven people for allegedly being in possession of human bones, police have confirmed. The incident happened in area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Tengani. Nsanje police Officer-In-Charge (OC) Kirby Kaunga told the local media the mob attacked the deceased before setting them on […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu district have arrested three people for allegedly killing their 65-year-old uncle Hudson Banga in suspicion that he killed their 27-year-old brother Lingson Billy through witchcraft. Lingson, according to police, was killed by a lightening on Wednesday 17th February, 2016 and rumours went viral that his uncle Hudson Banga was behind the […]
A 60-year-old watchman in Mulanje district has lost his life while trying to protect his boss’s goats from unknown criminals. The watchman, Moses Buleya was hacked to death by unknown criminals-currently on the run- who eventually stole three goats from Venture Farm owned by William Frank Inglis, police have said. The incident happened on the […]
Malawi Police in Chiradzulu are keeping in custody a man for allegedly killing his 12 year step daughter because she cut a sugarcane from their field without permission. Police publicist in Chiradzulu, Victoria Mwanza identified the man as Mackson Makoka who hails from Maulana village in chief Mpama’s area in Chiradzulu. Mwanza said the daughter, […]
Four suspects described as hardcore criminals by police in Blantyre have been charged with murder, robbery with violence and carjacking by a magistrate court and they are expected to plead in the High Court in Lilongwe this Friday. Blantyre police deputy publicist confirmed that Dumisani Mvula, son to renowned political and social commentator Humphrey Mvula, […]
Malawi Police Service have pledged prompt investigation, apprehension and speedy trial of all perpetrators involved in the recent killing of four elderly people in Neno district who were accused of witchcraft. Last week the nation woke up to a shocking story of four elderly persons being killed on allegation that they killed a 17-year-old-girl through […]
Malawi Police Service at Nayuchi in Machinga are keeping in custody 25 year old Usuman Bizwick for allegedly killing 35 year old Meya Walusa on Lake Chilwa after the two picked a quarrel over trivial matters. Police have confirmed the death, saying medical examination at Nayuchi Health Center indicated that Meya died due to severe […]
A woman on trial for murder 17 years ago last Wednesday saw her day in court after getting sentenced to two years in prison. Alice Sinoya pleaded guilty to causing death of Noel Makoko in 1999 contrary to section 208 of the Penal Code. High Court Judge, Dorothy Nyakaunda Nyirenda sitting at the Magistrate court […]
A 25 year old murder suspect on full remand at Mzuzu prison has allegedly killed an inmate after the two picked a quarrel over sleeping space due to high congestion in the prison. Prison authorities said Muda Mhango allegedly killed Abel Jere, 40 who was serving a jail sentence for unlawful wounding. The officials said […]