Balaka Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 29 year old Lukiasi Fyson to 12 years in prison with hard labour after being found guilty of attempting to rape a 32 year old woman. Police Prosecutor Assistant Superintendent Lloyd Kachotsa told the court that on 3rd April, 2017, Fyson went to steal maize in a […]
The Midima Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced Madaliso Banda, 32, to 16 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for rape. According to Limbe Police Station Assistant Public Relations Officer (APRO), Widson Nhlane, the convict is married to the sister of the 20 year old victim (name withheld). “It was reported that the grandparents […]
Religious leaders in the country have called upon religious institutions and all Malawians in general to rise up in the fight against rape and defilement which is currently on the rise in the country. Of late, there has been an increase in cases where male adults are taking advantage of young girls with a four […]
Delay-styled ‘Bishop’ Joseph Manguluti, who was arrested for allegedly raping his 23-year adopted daughter, appeared before the Lilongwe Magistrate Cour on Thursday to answer rape charges contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code. The court also denied to grant him bail fearing that he might jeopardize the with witnesses. Manguluti, remanded at Maula Prison, […]
Mlaei Police say they are keeping in custody Joseph Manguluti, who is famous for being a gospel musician, preacher as well as a master of ceremonies on allegations that he raped a 23 year old adopted daughter. The self-styled bishop was arrested on Tuesday, according to Lingadzi Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Constable Foster Benjamin . […]
A boss for Portuguese industrial conglomerate Mota-Engil attempts to sexually attack a Malawian female worker was foiled after she shouted for help on the Thyolo-Makwasa road which the company is currently constructing. The incident happened on last Friday, March 17, 2017 when the boss, only identified as Dinero picked up Violet Pheniya who works as a […]
The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old man Patrick Kamoto to 168 months (14 years) imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 32-year-old woman in presence of her husband. The incident occurred on the night of 8th January, 2017, court records indicate. According to the records, on the material day, the […]
A 24 year old woman from Lilongwe who was working as a maid at the residence of the former minister Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda at Ngala in Karonga district is seeking justice from rights defenders after his boss allegedly raped her. Mwalwanda’s agent based in Lilongwe recruited the woman on 11 January, 2017 but on 16 […]
Law enforcers in Phalombe district has seen a decrease in sexual offences crimes, with the district registering 40 cases in 2016 comparing to 46 in 2015. Police records indicate that out of the 40 cases reported during 2016, defilements were 36, two cases were rape cases, one incest case and indecent assault. “During the year […]
A Dowa based 54 year old man, Biwi Ephraim has been jailed for sxually assaulting an 80 year old woman who cannot be named for legal reasons. Dowa Police Public Relation Officer, Richard Kaponda said the incident happened on January 3, 2017 when the victim was coming from Chiponda village in the area of traditional […]
A 70 year old Mangochi man, James Nikisi has been arrested by Namwera Police for defiling an 8 year old girl contrary to section 138 (1) of the penal code. Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Inspector Rodrick Maida said t the suspect, Nikisi was arrested on Tuesday at Simbiri Village in the area of […]
Malawi Police in tea growing mountanious district of Mulanje have witnessed a decrease in a crime rate in the year just ended which has been attributed to, among others, good police-community relations but number of sex crimes reported continue to remain high. In 2016, law-enforcers in the district registered 1,526 cases compared to 2,320 cases registered […]
A self-styled prophet has been convicted to 14 years for being found guilty of raping his 27 year old sister-in-law. Mwanza First Grade Magistrate, Ranwell Mangazi on Tuesday sentenced Billy Chikapa after establishing that on several occasions he had been forcing his in-law into sexual intercourse. The court learnt that since May 2011 Chikapa has […]
Unidentified young girl in northern city of Mzuzu has on Monday morning been raped and struggled to death by unknown assailants. The development occurred around 9 am between the boundary of Botanic Newlines Houses and Botanic Forest. According to some eye witnesses, they heard the girl’s screaming voice and was later found dead. “After hearing the screaming voice we […]
Gulewakulu dancer has been arrested in Dedza for raping a girl under the age of sixteen. Confirming the arrest, Dedza police spokesman constable Cassim Manda has identified the dancer as Lazaro Maxwell (19) of Chatondeze village in the area of Traditional Authority Chilikumwendo in Dedza district. According to Manda,Maxwell was arrested after the police received […]
Mchinji district magistrate court has sentenced Mr. Spirianal Jere to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for raping 81 year old woman contrary to section 133 of penal code. The court learnt that on December 24, 2015 around 11pm, the convict was found in the house of Mrs. Steria Fulomesiyo Nyoni who was sleeping […]
Malawi Police in Zomba are keeping in custody a 32 year old man, Jackson Simoko for being suspected to have raped and indecently assaulted two women aged between 20 and 23. According to Police, on Friday the two women visited Simoko, herbalist based at six miles in order to obtain some charms to help them […]
Malawi Police in Neno are keeping in custody a 44 year old Rwandan national identified as John Paul Bizimungu for raping a 19 year fellow nurse, a Malawian who was too drunk to meaningfully consent sex but he denies the charge. According to Police, the two were working together as nurses at Partners in Health (PIH). Neno […]