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District News, Law and order

Dowa man jailed seven years for defilement

Maravi Post Reporter

By Thandie Chadzandiyani

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Dowa First Grade Magistrate’s has sentenced a 22-year-old Chrispin Liwoni to seven years in prison for sexually abusing and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.

On Tuesday through state prosecutor Regina Namakhwa heard that the convict, Chrispin Liwoni, began sexually abusing the child in November 2020 when the victim was 14 years old.

He later impregnated the victim and now she has a nine months old baby boy.

Appearing before court, Liwoni pleaded guilty to a charge of defilement contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code.

State prosecutor Namakhwa pleaded with the court to mete out a stiff punishment to the offender, saying cases of defilement are rampant in the area hence the need to deter others from committing the crime.

Passing sentence, First Grade Magistrate Amran Phiri agreed with the state’s submission and sentenced the convict to 84 months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Liwoni, comes from Pukulu Village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Chiwere in Dowa District.

Environment, Law and order

Five Dowa women convicted for illegal forests products possession

Maravi Post Reporter

By Chrissy Nkumba

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Five women in Dowa have been convicted and sentenced to pay various fines for the offence of found in possession of forest produce without a licence.

The five women identified as Eliza Zakeyu, 44, Eliza Tayimu, 27, Olipa Shome, 39, Judith Chisale, 50 and Joyce Kassimu, 36, pleaded guilty to charges of found in possession of forest produce mainly charcoal without a licence after appearing before Dowa First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, February 15 2022.

The court through state prosecutor Daluni heard that the women were arrested on February 10 2022 at Chibazi Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa District after being found in possession of 150 bags of charcoal without a licence and they were traveling in a motor vehicle registration number NU 7735 Benz 15 tonnes lorry.

In his submission, state prosecutor Inspector Christopher Daluni asked the court to mete out a stiff punishment to the offenders, arguing that the system of burning charcoal is causing climate change as well deforestation hence inadequate rainfall.

Passing sentence, First Grade Magistrate Amran Phiri concurred with the state’s submission and ordered Eliza Zakeyu, Eliza Tayimu and Joyce Kassimu to pay a fine of MK120 000.00 each or in default serve seven months imprisonment with hard labour while Olipa Shome and Judith Chisale have been ordered to pay a fine of MK150 000.00 or in default serve seven months imprisonment with hard labour and the charcoal have been forfeited to Malawi government.