Police in Mangochi are keeping in custody three people for allegedly murdering their 87-year-old brother-in-law, Shaibu Adam, over family disputes contrary to Section 209 of the Penal Code.
Phalombe First Grade Magistrate court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a 28 year old woman Modester Bokosi, from Bokosi Village, Traditional Authority Mkhumba in Phalombe to seven years imprisonment with hard labor for unlawfully wounding her brother in-law.
Officials from Tikondane Care for Children on/off the Streets (TCCS) and Malawi Police Service on Thursday took to the streets of high-density areas of Chinsapo, Mtsiriza, Area 36 and Mgona to raise awareness on the need for parents to protect children from any form of exploitation.