LL Police Shot Dead 1 And Arrest 2 Suspected Armed Robbers
Police
in Lilongwe over the weekend shot dead one suspect and arrested two armed
robbers. The three were interrupted by police following a tip that some criminals
were planning to carryout robbery between area 3 and 9.
According
to Lilongwe police station public relations officers Sub Inspector Kingsley
Dandaula Area 36 police followed the tip and found the three suspects at one
place in area 36.
He
said upon noticing the police presence one suspect began to run but police
started a chase. He said after several warning shots fired in the air failed to
stop the suspect they shot the suspect in the back and was pronounced dead upon
arrival at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
“Police
shot the suspect accidentally in trying to stop him” said Sub Inspector
Dandaula
He
said one of the two arrested suspects was found with two live ammunition and torch
and the investigations also found that one suspect Lameck Chidina also known as
‘Gaba’ was released on Court bail at Limbe Darton Principle Resident Magistrate
Court on 25th April this year answering a case of being found in possession
of breaking instrument without lawful excuse.
He
added that these suspects were involved in several crimes that took place in
Lilongwe of which some cases their friends are serving jail sentences.
“We
have found out that these suspects have been attacking area 3 and area 9 in
several occasions. In area 3 they attacked a certain business person and tried
to abduct his wife who was rescued by our 990 police officers when rushed to
the scene.” He said
“These
suspects are very dangerous and we are still going on with our investigations”
he said saying the investigations will involve finding out the other suspect
who may have a gun which would have been used for two live ammunition found by
the arrested suspects.
The
two suspects have been identified as Lameck Chidina aged 29 from Nsomba village
T/A Bibikulunda in Salima and Patrick Phiri Swale aged 36 from Mwakula village
T/A Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district.
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