2 Mozambican Men Gets 14 Year Prison Sentence for Defilement

Two Mozambican young men in Ntcheu district to spend 14 years in prison when court found them guilty of defilement of a 12 year old girl in the month of July this year.

However, according to sub Inspector Hastings Chigalu, a Deputy Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the district said another person linked to the incident is still on the loose.

Chigalu said the two men have been sentenced after being found guilty and convicted by Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate Court of gang rape of a little girl in Ntcheu as she was on her way to cousin's house.

“Court heard that on 26 July 2015 first accused Thamoson Dzonzi aged 25 together with the second accused Chimwemwe Lomao aged 21 and a third person (name withheld for he is still at large) defiled a 12 year old girl who is in standard 3.

“These three men raped the girl one after the other at Mapira village around 18;00 hours” explained Chigalu

The police officer said during sentence hearing, prosecutor Sergeant Amos Jobo prayed for a stiffer punishment considering the trauma the girl went through while the convicts had in their mitigation, pleaded for leniency for being first offenders and that they look after their families. 

“But in his ruling, Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate, Jones Masula quashed the convict’s arguments while concurring with the prosecution. The Magistrate said their conduct was is a serious offence contrary to section 138 of the penal code. He therefore said they deserve stiffer punishment because they did not only destroy the girl's virginity, but the trauma she experienced apparently will have longtime effect in her life.” Sub Inspector Chigalu narrates

Chigalu then described the 14 year prison sentence a sigh of relief to Ntcheu Police because cases of defilement and rape are being registered each passing week. 

“As police will leave no stone unturned in protecting our young girls.” Added Chigalu

Both Thamoson Dzonzi and Chimwemwe Lomao hail from Mthawira village of T/A Majawa in Villa Ulongwe, Mozambique.

Malawian Man Hands Himself to Police Over Cousin Murder

A 35 year old man has handed himself to police after killing cousin attempting to steal his goats.

Jolijo Chimgoga of Kaziputa village murdered his cousin Emmanuel Makwacha aged 20 from Kampanje village in the area of Kandeu the night of 10th of April this year says Ntcheu Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Sergeant Hastings Chigalu

Sergeant Chigalu, says Chimgoga with help of neighbours caught from his goat Kraal one of his cousins trying to steal, then asked neighbours to report the incident to the village head leaving him alone with the thief (cousin).

Having being alone for a while with the thief Chimgoga began beating his cousin to death, and later dump the body in a house the deceased was staying, says Police officer as he narrates the incident.

Sergeant Chigalu further said, Chimgoga vanished from his village after the incident but his terrified wife reported the matter to police and was detained pending whereabouts of her husband.

But Sgt Chigalu said, last week Saturday Chimgoga handed himself to police after getting reports that his wife was detained in police custody over the matter and has since admitted to have committed the murder.

Sgt Chigalu says the suspect is to appear before court soon to answer charges of murder which is contrary to section 209 of penal code.

Chigalu has however appealed to members of the general public to desist from taking the law into their own hands instead, should use dialogue and involve police.

Both the deceased and the suspect hails from T/A Njolomole in Ntcheu district.