The Blantyre Central Magistrate court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his 18 year old stepdaughter.
The court through state prosecutor Lucy Mukawa heard that the convict James Mandala who is from Kayenda village Traditional authority Chitera in Chiladzulu District started defiling his 18 year-old stepdaughter back in 2015 and 2016.
The court further heard that the victim was staying with his step father in Ndirande Township.
The stepfather used to force himself on the girl and threatened to kill her if she would reveal to her mother.
In 2016, the victim went to stay with her uncle in Lilongwe.