Police in Chitipa District are keeping in custody a 60-year-old man, Clement Kayange, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old Standard 7 girl in the district.
Kawale Police is keeping in custody a 32-year-old witch doctor, Thomson Benson, for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old step daughter contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code.
A Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Limbe on Monday convicted and sentenced Foster Mathewe Saidi, 25, to 18 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for having sexual intercourse with a six years old girl.
Principal Resident Magistrate Court sitting in Lilongwe on July 23, 2023, convicted and sentenced 40-year-old Wyson Masamba to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his nine-year-old daughter.
Thyolo District Police Station has raised concern over rapid increase of crimes such as homicide, theft, defilement and suicide in the first half of 2023 saying this is sad development comparing with the year 2022 during the same period.
"Tipite kumanda mukandisiye komweko inuyo mukabwelere. Musamalire amayi, musamalire abambo mpaka tidzaonana," Standard 8 pupils from Ntambanyama Primary School in Thyolo District sang the late Paul Chaphuka's song as their fellow pupil's coffin was being lowered into the grave on that fateful Wednesday in January, 2023.
The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court in Lilongwe has on July 14 2023 convicted and sentenced a 45-year-old man, John Kafutwa, to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling an 11 year-old-girl.
