The Lilongwe First Grade Magistrate Court has adjourned a case in which a golf caddy is accused of stealing a lady golfer’s iPhone. The suspect identified as Charles Benjamin 33, is accused of stealing an iPhone worth $800 (which is approximately K312, 000) belonging to Mary Jackson, a South African citizen, contrary to section 278 […]
Blantyre Magistrates Court has convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) two men for house breaking and theft contrary to sections 301 of the Penal Code. The two, Christopher James Damiano 31, from Mbera village, T/A Kachenga in Balaka, and Amos Uluko aged 24 from Mapando village, T/A Chimaliro in Thyolo […]
Fear of being bewitched has forced a 19-year-old boy, Shema Kaponda to surrender himself to Dowa police after realizing he had robbed a witch-doctor on Tuesday this week. Kaponda, a vegetable vendor, hails from Matola village, T/A Nsamala in Balaka is currently in police custody waiting court trial on theft charges. Dowa police Public Relations […]
Police at Balaka are keeping in custody two people for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing goods worth over K3million. According to Balaka Police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka, the suspects Gift Paul (22) and Robert Wayindani Mlamba (36) together with their friends who are at large, on the night of 6th July, 2013 broke […]
An 18 years old boy, Daniel Maviache who stole an LG mobile-phone has been convicted and sentencedto four years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) by Blantyre Magistrate Court. Maviache, who hails from Khonjeni village, T/A Kapichi in Thyolo, committed the crime on 5th May this year at Soche Quarry near Escom Satellite when, together with […]
Police in commercial city of Blantyre are keeping in custody 25 year-old Vincent Namponya from Kayoya village, Traditional Authority Mpang’ombe in Malawi’s central district of Ntchisi district for allegedly stealing two HP laptop computers valued K900,000. Naponya was arrested on July 11, 2013 after he was found in possession of the stolen gadgets, according to […]
Malawi police in the central region district of Kasungu have arrested an Opportunity International Bank (OIBM) operations supervisor suspected of stealing K1, 439, 000 from a customer’s account. Kasungu police station spokesperson Edwin Kaunda confirmed the development to Nyasa Times on Wednesday. Kaunda said the suspect Lincy Mandali who was OIBM’s operations supervisor for Kasungu Branch […]
A 25-year-old man, Daniel Nyanja from Pensulo village, Traditional Authority Kuntaja in Blantyre will have to spend two years in jail after the Blantyre Magistrate Court found him guilty of stealing motor vehicle spares worth over K1 million. Nyanja committed the offence in February this year contrary to Section 278 of the Penal Code. Blantyre […]
The First Grade Magistrate Court in Ntchisi district has sentenced Steven Kalipinde to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) at Ntchisi prison for stealing K4.9 million of Export Trading Company Limited. Kalipinde aged 27 hails from Chipho village, Traditional Authority Msabwe in Thyolo district. Despite the man denying the charges leveled against him, the […]
The Dedza Magistrate Court has suspended the case involving a man suspected to have been a Big Bullets fan arrested for being suspected of stealing gate collections during a Bullets FC and Kamuzu Barracks’ Super League match at Dedza Stadium on Sunday. The match, which ended 1-all grossed about K3.5 million and each of the two teams […]
Police in Malawi’s Central Region District of Dedza have arrested a 30-year-old man for being suspected of stealing gate collections during a Bullets FC and Kamuzu Barracks’ Super League match at Dedza Stadium on Sunday. The suspect, Gift Clifford, was arrested after he was found with K247 000 whose source he could not explain soon after […]
A Malawian Magistrate court has sentenced four men to pay a fine of K15, 000 each or in default serve 15 months imprisonment with hard labour for trickery. Kasungu police station Edwin Kaunda spokesperson identified the four as Peter Phiri 21 of T/A Malili in Lilongwe, Patrick Maseko 32 of Nangwale village, T/A Mwambo in […]
Police have arrested an employee of National Audit Department in the eastern city of Zomba, Chrissie Lipenga for stealing her husband’s money amounting to K400, 000. Confirming the development, Eastern Region police publicist sub-inspector Thomeck Nyaude told Nyasa Times that the money was recovered from the couple’s home at Matawale Township, which was hidden under the piles […]
The Zomba First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Zomba District Health Office (DHO) accounts assistants to six years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for an offence of theft by public servant which is contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code. The two accounts assistants are Frank Kapitaapa and Kainja Mayamiko Mpando who were […]
Sadik Stambuli who was convicted for breaking into a house of a Malawi Defence Force sorlder and stole items valued at K 25,000 has started a 14-year jail term. The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court sentenced Stambuli, 22, to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour after convicting him for burglary and theft charges. Stambuli between […]