Police in Limbe have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a minor.
Limbe Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama said in an interview on Wednesday that a complaint was lodged at Kapeni Police Unit that on January 29th 2025 at around 6 PM in Manje Location at Soche Township in Blantyre, Ebelle Mangani coaxed a three-year-old girl who was playing with her friend into a nearby maize field where he sexually assaulted her.
“The matter came to light when the victim’s mother inquired from her about her prior whereabouts. The victim narrated the whole ordeal and also highlighted that her underwear was left in the said maize field,” he said.
This prompted the victim’s parents to report the matter at Kapeni Police Unit where they were referred to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital One Stop Centre for medical examination the results came out positive for sexual assault and the child was admitted to the medical facility.
Upon receiving the complaint, police detectives commenced investigations that led to the arrest of the suspect at Nkando Trading Centre in Mulanje District on February 02, 2025, where he sought refuge.
Mangani who is admitted to the charge levelled against him is currently remanded at Blantyre Prison pending a further court appearance.
The suspect, a bricklayer by profession was once convicted of the same offence in 2017 and got released from Blantyre Prison in 2023.
Ebelle Mangani hails from Nthundu Village in the area of Traditional Kapeni in Blantyre District.