Anxiety and grief has whelmed people of Chief Chilowamatambe in Malawi’s central district of Kasungu after a suspected epileptic man hacked to death two women. One of the women, who are cousins, died on the scene of the incident while the other was confirmed dead upon arrival at Chamwabvi Health Centre. Police confirmed the incident […]
Police in Blantyre are on hunt for Jones Ziphayo who, on Monday, hacked to death his brother in-law over a land wrangle. Ziphayo popularly known as Ninja, butchered to death his brother in-law, Patrick Chigwele Msukwa by hacking him repeatedly with panga knife in the morning hours of Monday in Chilobwe Township. Southern Region Police […]
Police has said Mzuzu city People’s Party (PP) parliamentary aspirant Bennex Mwamlima is not involved in the killing of a man at the Hilltop Gardens in the city. Romours were rife in Mzuzu since Friday last week that Mwamlima using his vehicle at night hit and killed a man before he single handedly took him […]
The Blantyre Magistrates Court has formally charged with murder a 16-year-old boy who shot dead shop owner, Feston Chipinda in Chilimba Township on Friday. The boy (name withheld for ethical reasons) has since been committed to Bvumbwe Reformatory Centre-due to his age-while waiting trial, after spending three days in police custody. Principle Residence Magistrate, Innocent […]
Police in Lilongwe have confirmed the sudden death of Alfred Clarence Drew, 82, who was found dead on October 28 at Lilongwe hotel. Public Relation Officer, Ramsey Mushani said Drew arrived from the United State of America on October 7 and booked a room at the Hotel. “However, on October 28, 2013 he was discovered dead […]
Umbwi Secondary School in Malawi’s central district of Dedza has been closed indefinitely following hostilities between students and the community. The animosity follows the gruesome murder of one of the school’s teachers, Cashion Phiri alongside his wife and their six-month-old child. According to police, Phiri died of a stab wound while the wife died due […]
A 17-year-old boy, who was employed as house boy by a murdered family in Dedza is considered to be prime suspect though he is still at large. Dedza police spokesperson, Edward Kabango, said police has launched a manhunt for the boy, whose name is not yet known, but hails from Ntcheu district. Cashion Phiri, a […]
Police at Kafukule in Mzimba District have arrested a 26 year old man for allegedly beating his three year old son to death after he demanded food. Mzimba Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Gift Nyirongo confirmed the development , saying the suspect Naisi Kaira of Phillip Kaira village, Traditional Authority Mtwalo in the district […]
Kasungu Police are keeping in custody 19-year-old, Fred Chisale, for being suspected of killing a 28-year-old man before throwing him into Bua River in the district. Police say Chisale, who hails from Kapera Village, Traditional Authority Santhe in the district is allegedly to have killed Westela Mvula following a fight the two engaged in. Kasungu […]
Police in the central region district of Nkhotakota have arrested two members of the community policing forum for allegedly murdering a 24 year old man following an altercation. Nkhotakota Police Station Publicist Kaitano Lubrino confirmed the development but did not divulge details of the suspects. According to Lubrino the duo approached the deceased Amos Kheza […]
Case files for the murder case of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa, slain during the DPP regime have ‘vanished’ into thin air, Nyasa Times can reveal. Inside sources at the High court in Blantyre and the national Police Headquarters indicate that the files have disappeared and police investigating teams are frustrated. Some of the suspects who […]
A 40 year-old man in Kasungu is in the cooler for allegedly killing his wife over an explicit Short Message Service (SMS) found in the wife’s cellphone from an unknown lover. Davison Baisikolo strangled to death, Charity Kampaliro, who was her second wife after failing to sort out some family problems that rocked their affair […]
Police in Dowa have arrested a trigger happy cop, Constable Simon Katonda, for shooting to death a man who came to file complaint at Chezi Police unit in Dowa district. Constable Simon Katonda who hails from Kambalame village, Traditional Authority Mavwere in Mchinji was arrested at Chezi police unit. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard […]
The Malawi Police have expressed shock on the respective deaths of two police officers in Lilongwe through attack in a space of one week. The Police’s reaction follows brutal death of Sub-Inspector Henry Dickson Nareva of Kanengo Police on Saturday evening in Area 25, Lilongwe, a week after another officer, Inspector Albert Muhireme, of Area […]
Just a week after a Police Inspector from Area 30 in Lilongwe was assaulted to death by unknown people, a Sub-Inspector from Kanengo Police was found dead Saturday evening in the city’s Area 25. Kanengo police confirmed the incident Sunday and identified the deceased as Henry Dickson Nareva, 45, of Jika Village, Traditional Authority Mthiramanja […]
Police in Malawi’s Eastern Region district of Balaka are keeping in custody two people for allegedly murdering their fellow businessman. The two, Maxwell Yusufu 25, and Uladi John 48 were arrested following the murder of Dickson Ibra from M’manga Village, Traditional Authority Kalembo in the district. Balaka Police spokesperson Joseph Sauka, in an interview with Nyasa […]
Police in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka have intensified a hunt for unknown criminals who broke into a number of shops and murdered a watchman at Mfulanjobvu Trading Centre in the district. Balaka police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspects who were armed with panga knifes terrorised Mfulanjobvu Trading centre on the night […]
Residents of Mkwate-Madulira in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre Friday morning woke up to shocking news of a man who was murdered and dumped in Chigodi River, police have confirmed. The deceased, identified as Dalitso Nakehi, also had one of his ears chopped off by his unknown assailants. Limbe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer (PRO), Pedzisai Zembeneko, said […]