Court forgives Zomba woman
The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Zomba has acquitted Grace Phiri after the State failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that she committed a sexual offence against a 27-year-old man with a mental disability.
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Burundian arrested for sexual offenses in Malawi
Police in Dowa district have detained a Burundian national along with seven others for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with a minor and committing various other offenses.
Court slaps Mama Kadzamira
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed former official hostess Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira’s application to suspend enforcement of a High Court order in the long-running Tichitenji Estate dispute.
Chiradzulu man sees murder charge reduced
The High Court sitting in Chiradzulu has sentenced 26-year-old Mtchona Gonjo Macheso to 15 years in prison for manslaughter following a plea agreement that saw his initial murder charge reduced.
‘Mutharika targeted in alleged phone hacking’
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has heard that former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi allegedly targeted President Peter Mutharika’s telephone number in a phone hacking case.
Neno woman jailed for raping young boy
The Magistrate’s Court in Neno has sentenced 24-year-old Teleza Steven 11 years, in prison for defiling a 17-year-old boy.
Machinga Child dies after slipping from father hands
A five-month-old baby has died after slipping from his father’s hands in Machinga district.
Malawian soldier sent to prison for rape
The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced Diof Simaone, a former soldier and footballer from Kamuzu Barracks, to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. In delivering the judgment, Senior Resident Magistrate Bracious Kondowe stated that the court received evidence indicating that Simaone committed the…
Man found guilty in wife’s murder
The High Court’s Criminal Division in Blantyre has convicted Lucius Wilson of murdering his wife, Cecelia Yakob, after rejecting his account that he was attending his brother’s funeral when she was killed.
Husband sent to prison for damaging wife’s certificates
The Jenda First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced 33-year-old Stedyman Mvula to 2 years imprisonment for malicious damage after he tore his wife’s academic and professional certificates.