Three suspects wanted in connection with the brutal kidnapping, torture and murder of an Indian national have fled Malawi, sparking an international manhunt as investigators close in on those left behind. Asif Khan, from Kurla in Mumbai, was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed in a case now believed to be linked to a shadowy gold-smuggling […]
A jealous ex-husband allegedly knifed his former wife to death in a horror street attack — after she refused to get back together with him, cops say. Mike Phiri, 48, is accused of butchering Madalo Moffat, 33, in a savage daylight assault that has left their community reeling. Police say the pair split in 2025 […]
Police in Mchinji are hunting for answers after the body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed inside a sack and callously dumped at a graveyard in Daniel Village. The gruesome discovery was made on 10 July, sending shockwaves through the local community. Cops say the victim, believed to be aged between 25 and 30, […]
The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned the murder trial of Dr Victoria Bobe to 24 August 2026, following the conclusion of the state’s re-examination of its third witness, Superintendent Christopher Pangeti, the lead investigating officer in the case. The re-examination followed extensive cross-examination on Friday and Monday by defence lawyers Michael Goba Chipeta and […]
Zomba Malosa MP Grace Kwelepeta has called for stiffer punishment for anyone convicted of killing skilled professionals, citing the deaths of Dr Atughanile Chomo and Dr Victoria Bobe as examples of a troubling pattern. Kwelepeta said training professionals, particularly in the health sector, requires significant financial investment and years of dedication, and warned that such […]
Tears flowed freely in Chitipa Friday as the body of murdered doctor Atughanile Chomo was finally lowered into the ground at Lufita, bringing a heartbreaking end to days of shock and grief that gripped the district. Dr Chomo, who worked at Blantyre’s Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, was found dead at her Mount Pleasant home on […]
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the lives and property of citizens following the death of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital doctor, Dr Atughanile Chomo, assuring Malawians that security agencies are working to ensure justice is served. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Homeland Security on the sidelines of parliamentary proceedings on Friday, Minister […]
Police in Dowa have arrested a Congolese national on suspicion of killing his 22‑year‑old wife, Mapendo Assan, at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp. According to police spokesperson Alice Sitima, the suspect, Wilonje Ettando, 44, was detained on Thursday following a domestic dispute reportedly linked to suspicions of pregnancy. Sitima said the victim was taken to Dzaleka […]
Defence lawyers in the murder trial of Dr Victoria Bobe have presented the High Court in Blantyre with several videos downloaded from Zodiak’s online platforms, showing suspects in the case being interrogated by investigator Christopher Pangeti. One of the videos shows Pangeti wearing different clothing from that seen in footage he had previously submitted as […]
Malawian police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the murder of Atughanile Chomo, a 28-year-old medical doctor found dead at her home in Blantyre on Tuesday. The suspect, named by police as Macmillan Mvevula, was detained following an intelligence-led operation carried out by detectives from the Blantyre Criminal Investigations Department, according to Alfred […]
The trial of seven men accused of murdering Dr Victoria Bobe, a Blantyre obstetrician shot dead during an armed robbery at her home last year, was adjourned on Wednesday until Thursday afternoon, as the High Court moved to secure a transcriber for a video the prosecution intends to submit as evidence. The case, being heard […]
A cloud of grief has descended over Malawi’s medical fraternity following the shocking death of 28-year-old Dr Atughanile Chomo, a young medical doctor at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, who was found dead inside her home under disturbing circumstances on Wednesday. The tragic discovery has left colleagues, friends and family reeling, with police now investigating what […]
“I still don’t know why the people who killed my wife did it. I honestly don’t know what they wanted.” Those were the heartbreaking words of Yamikani Bobe, the widower of slain medical doctor Dr Victoria Bobe, as he fought back tears while giving evidence before the High Court in Blantyre on Tuesday in the […]
A detective has told the High Court how a suspect accused of murder and rape led investigators to the body of his alleged victim and admitted the crimes in a recorded video interview, in testimony that cast a stark light on one of Malawi’s most disturbing criminal cases. Detective Sub-Inspector Bartholomew Daka, a photographer attached […]
Lilongwe principal resident magistrate Viva Nyimba on Wednesday sentenced Arafat Gomani, 22, to seven years imprisonment for stealing a motor vehicle from a deceased Lucy Kadzamira – first Malawian registered nurse – whom he is also accused of killing. Gomani was accused that on October 15 2020 at Area 47 in Lilongwe stole a motor vehicle registration […]
A court in Nkhata Bay has found two people guilty of gruesome murder of a person with albinism. The High Court, sitting in Nkhata Bay, has convicted the two people for killing Yasin Kwenda Phiri, a person with albinism at Katende Trading Centre in the district in December, 2018. Kwenda was during the night of […]
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) cleric has been stabbed to death in Mzimba. Police say they are hunting for the unknown assailants whose motive is not known. Reverend Stantin Mchulu of Kamalambo CCAP church around Jenda was murdered in the wee hours of Sunday, according to police. The police say 57-year-old Reverend Mchulu was […]
Malawi Police in Kasungu have launched a manhunt for unknown criminals who poisoned a 27-year-old prison warder in the district and stole his motorcycle. The deceased has been identified as Maxwell Damazio from Kalonga village, Traditional Authority Kalonga in Salima district. It is reported that, Damazio who was a prison warder at Kasungu Prison was […]