MZUZU-(MaraviPost) – Malawi police in Mzuzu this week, arrested a 25 year-old man for allegedly defiling a 14-year old girl, who is reportedly an imbecile.

The suspect, identified as Brian Mtambalika, committed the crime on March 28, 2017 at his house in the district.

The girl is said to be receiving treatment at St. John of God Mental Hospital in Mzuzu, but lives with her grandparents in Enukweni.

Mzuzu Police Station deputy spokesperson Cecilia Mfune, told The Maravi Post that the suspect was the girl’s lover for some months, and that on March, 28 took her to his house as a wife.

Mfune said when the girl’s parents noticed her absence, they started searching for her, until on March 30, 2017 when they found her at the suspect’s house.

“Eventually, the matter was reported to police, and the suspect was arrested. Medical findings proved that the girl had been defiled.

“Currently, the suspect is under police custody pending court appearance, where he will answer to the charge of defilement, which is contrary to Section 138(1) of the Penal Code,” Mfune said.

The suspect Mtambalika hails from Ndwandwa Village, Traditional Authority (T.A.) Nyoka in Mchinji district.