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Law and order

Mob justice hits Lilongwe

Special Absalom

Police in Lilongwe has bemoaned an increase of mob justice cases in the city that has happened in the early month of April 2018.

Speaking in an interview, Police spokesperson, Kingsley Dandaula said during the early month of April they received three cases of mob justice.

He said as police they advising the general public to report if they catch a suspect they must hand him/ her over to the police.

“As the police we follow laws if the suspect is handed over to us we take that person to court of law where he will be charged with case he has committed,” Dandaula explained.

He pointed out if the suspects are found guilty of the offence the court would sentence them according to the crime they have committed.

The PRO concluded that as Lilongwe police they are advising as well as warning the general public that they should not take the law into their hands because it’s an offence, and that if anyone will be caught doing mob justice they will be charged with murder offence.

Cases of mob justice reported early this month include: a 22 year old from Chinsapo 2 who was beaten to death by angry mob, the criminal suspect from area 24 aged 28 who was also assaulted by mob and the another one in Area 47, who was assaulted and nearly burned by angry mob.

Human Rights, Law and order

Chinsapo murderer suspect arrested

Maravi Post Reporter

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The police in Lilongwe have arrested 19 year old Shalif Bwanali for allegedly murdering 16 year old Atupele James on December 25 at Chinsapo in Lilongwe.

On December 28, residents around Chinsapo woke up to a shocking awakening after discovering the body of late Atupele in a pit latrine. She had been found with sharp stabbed wounds and had her bra tied around her neck.

“The mother of the deceased, Patuma James of Nsalandira Village, Traditional Authority Malili in Lilongwe, reported to police that the deceased left home on December 25 around 4:00 p.m. for a walk but never returned,” Kingsley Dandaula, Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer said.

Unfortunately, according to the police; her body was discovered three days later in the pit latrine with the wounds and her bra tied around her neck which indicated foul play.

Postmortem which was conducted at the crime scene established that Atupele died due to strangulation and blood loss.

“We immediately initiated investigations into the case that we managed to arrest Shalif Bwanali who hails from Mwenye village, T/A Chikwewu in Machinga. After interrogation, the suspect confessed to have committed the crime.

“He is currently under police custody and is expected to appear in court to answer murder charges contrary to section 209 of Malawi’s Penal Code,” said Dandaula.

Lifestyle

Mob celebrates killing of an alleged criminal in Chinsapo

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Barabas Dead Body
Barabas body paraded naked by scores of people as they look forward to his torching – Pic by Stanley Nkhondoyachepa

Lilongwe, July 23, 2017: In an apparently strange deviation from cultural norms and tradition of respecting a dead body, residents of Chinsapo, Likuni and Chigwirizano townships on Sunday, burst into wild celebrations after news broke out that a suspected notorious criminal nicknamed Baraba, has been killed by some people.

 

Thousands of people came out of their houses, carrying tree branches and joined a group of people carrying the fallen criminal on a makeshift stretcher, on their way to an unknown destination, allegedly on a mission to set his body on fire, according to eyewitnesses. Continue reading Mob celebrates killing of an alleged criminal in Chinsapo →