Kasungu Senior Resident Magistrate has sentenced 45 year-old Madalitso Nkhoma to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his 12-year-old stepdaughter.
State Prosecutor, Sub Inspector James Muyira told the court that Nkhoma committed the crime on the morning of October 23, 2020, when the victimâs mother went to the market to sell doughnuts within the village, leaving the girl with her 2- year -old brother.
The mother noticed that her daughter was crying the following day due to vaginal pain and upon interrogating her, she revealed that her stepfather had had sexual intercourse with her when she was away for business and after the action, he gave her 10,000 Kwacha so that she should not reveal to anyone.
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The Kasungu senior resident magistrate court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced David Shumba to 14 years imprisonment and seven others to 4 years imprisonment over counterfeit currency.
Officer holds a bunch of counterfeit currency
The investigation conducted by Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) and police found the eight convicts with counterfeit K2 000 notes mounting to fake value of K392 000 and counterfeit 99,400 US dollars
The other seven convicts are identified as Filodi Goodson, Ibrahim Makina, Martha Makonde Nyirenda, Lameck Banda, Gerlad Banda, Alick Tchuma and Laston Msiska.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant Superintendent Peter Njiragoma and two lawyers from the Reserve Bank of Malawi Zumbe Kumwenda and Peter Masiye.