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Chikwawa man gets 10 years for defiling 4 year old girl

 

By Alick Junior Sichali

The Chikwawa Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 49 year old man to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a 4 year old girl.

Chikwawa Police Public Relations Officer, Foster Benjamin, confirmed this  in an interview saying Chirizani Maudzu committed the offence last year in  January.

Benjamin said the court, through State Prosecutor Danford Otala, heard that Maudzu defiled the neighbour’s daughter in the absence of both his wife and his own daughter.

“During that time, Maudzu invited both the victim and his own daughter who  were playing outside.
He gave his daughter a K5 coin to buy some sweets on her own, taking  advantage of his daughter’s absence, he dragged the victim into his bedroom  where he defiled her,” explained Otala .

It is said that the girl came out crying, prompting her mother to check on her and discovered that she had been sexually attacked.

The matter was reported to Police who arrested the accused and charged him with defilement.

Appearing before Chikwawa Magistrate Court, Maudzu denied the charge whichmmade the state to parade witnesses to testify on the matter.

In his mitigation, he said he had an extended family to look after hence  asking for leniency.

The state, however, prayed to the same court to hand the accused a harsh sentence, arguing cases as such were on the rise in the district despite several convictions on the same.

First Grade Magistrate Gladstone Chirundu, while concurring with the state in condemning an increase in defilement cases, noted that characters like Maudzu need not to be condoned in society but rather isolated for the sake of girl children.

Chirundu pronounced his verdict and slapped the accused with a 10 year jail  term which he said would serve as a lesson to others.

 

Man gets six years for defiling sister inlaw

 

By Alick Junior Sichali

The Chikwawa First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Mark Philip to spend 6 years in jail for defiling his 14-year-old sister-in law.

Chikwawa Police Publicist, Foster Benjamin, confirmed the development and identified the man as Philip.

According to the Chikwawa Police Publicist, Philip was found guilty after he denied the charge which is in contravention of Section 138 of the Penal code.

State Prosecutor, Sergeant George Hussein, disclosed in court that Phillip had, from January to April, been defiling the girl in his house at Harrison Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasisi in the district.

“The accused used to stay with the victim as a sister-in law and later grew fond of defiling her, under the pretence of marrying her in future as a second wife, he used to entice her with presents as a means to seal her mouth,” explained Hussein.

Things came to light in April when the convict’s dirty games got exposed and led to his subsequent arrest.

In court, he denied any wrongdoing prompting the state to press three witnesses against him.

Prosecutor Hussein asked the court to mete out a harsh sentence, taking into account risks that the victim had undergone.

In his mitigation, Philip pleaded for leniency arguing, by sexually assaulting his sister-in law, he didn’t know he was committing a crime.

First Grade Magistrate Gladstone Chirundu, however, quashed the accused’s mitigation, and further bemoaned the rise in defilement cases in the district.

Magistrate Chirundu then slapped the accused with 6 years imprisonment with hard labour to deter other would-be offenders.

Chikwawa man slapped with six year jail term for sister-in law

The Chikwawa First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Mark Philip to six years with hard labour for defiling his 14-year-old sister-in law.

According to Chikwawa police station publicist,Foster Benjamin, the suspect was found guilty after he denied the charge which is in contravention of Section 138 of the Penal code.

Benjamin said State Prosecutor, Sergeant George Hussein, disclosed in court that Phillip had, from January to April, been defiling the girl in his house at Harrison Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasisi in the district.

“The accused used to stay with the victim as a sister-in law and later grew fond of defiling her, under the pretence of marrying her in future as a second wife. He used to entice her with presents as a means to seal her mouth,” explained Hussein.

Things came to light in April when the convict’s dirty games got exposed and led to his subsequent arrest.

In court, he denied any wrongdoing prompting the state to press three witnesses against him.

Prosecutor Hussein asked the court to mete out a harsh sentence, taking into account risks that the victim had undergone.

In his mitigation, Philip pleaded for leniency arguing, by sexually assaulting his sister-in law, he didn’t know he was committing a crime.

First Grade Magistrate Gladstone Chirundu, however, quashed the accused’s mitigation, and further bemoaned the rise in defilement cases in the district.

Magistrate Chirundu immediately slapped the accused with six years imprisonment with hard labour to deter other would-be offenders.

Philip hails from Harrison village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Kasisi in Chikwawa district.

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Chikwawa man kills friend over prostitute

CHIKWAWA-(MaraviPost)-An 18 year old young man in Chikwawa is in police custody for being suspected of killing a fellow man over a sex worker.

Chikwawa police public relations officer Foster Benjamin identified the murder suspect as Malora Fulingi.

According to Benjamin, on Thursday Fulingi stoned 20-year-old Wilfred Billiat and the victim died on Saturday.

“On that particular day, at Kafule Village in the area of Traditional Authority N’gabu in the district, both the deceased and the suspect were drinking beer at the village bar.

“Billiat is alleged to have hooked up with one of the sex workers, which angered the suspect since he had also feasted his eyes on the same lady,” Benjamin said.

A quarrel between the two erupted which descended into a fight. That is when the suspect picked up a stone and hit the victim on the head.

The victim was taken to Chikwawa District Hospital where he died on Saturday while receiving treatment.
Fulingi has since been arrested and has been charged with murder. He comes from Ching’oma Village, Traditional Authority (T.A) N’gabu in Chikwawa district.

In another development, a 12 year old boy identified as Godfrey Feston died on Saturday after being killed by a bus at Kalinyeke within Dedza Boma.

While confirming the incident, Dedza police spokesperson Edward Kabango said the boy was hit by a Tam-Tam bus registration number CP4071.

Kabango said the bus was going to Lilongwe from Blantyre.

“The boy wanted to cross the road from the left hand side to the opposite direction. He was hit in the process and died on the spot due to severe head injuries.” he explained.

According to Kabango, the bus was being driven by Saraiva Chisoni, 52, from Chiwalo village in the area of T.A Chiwalo in Phalombe while the deceased hailed from Bisalomi village in the area of TA Kaphuka in Dedza.