Malawi: Police in Chitipa District have arrested a 60-year-old man, Clement Kayange defiling a minor. The man has been accused of having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old Standard 7 girl in the district.
The child was coaxed into the arrangement to satisfy the sexual drive of the sixty year old. The man also offered the 12 year old minor a large sum of money in exchange for the arrangement.
The incident was reported to the Police on Saturday by the father of the victim. He saw the suspect forcing his daughter into the act and reported the matter. The Police has since arrested the suspect and he is awaiting trial at the court.
The incident has shd light on the increasing numbers of defiling incidents with innocent girl. The suspect is to be presented to the courts to answer a charge of having sexual intercourse with a minor.
This is an offense in the court of law in Malawi, contrary to the section 138 of the penal code. The Chitipa Police Spokesperson, Sub-Inspector Gladwell Simwaka confirmed that the incident occurred on Saturday.
The confirmed timeline for the crime leads the Police to place the incident in the late hours of the morning. The victim was assaulted at her home in Chisansu in the area of Senior Chief Mwenemisuku.
Simwaka said it is alleged that on the day that the crime was committed, Kayange coaxed the girl into her parents home. At the time, she was left alone by her parents to prepare food for the family.
“The suspect asked the girl to have sex with him because his wife is now old for him, and that he would give her K100,000 for the deal.
“Despite the girl’s resistance, the accused forced himself into the innocent child and was caught red-handed by the girl’s father,” Simwaka narrated.
Simwaka said that the suspect will appear in court soon. Kayange hails from Kaleghania village in the area of Senior Chief Mwenemisuku in Chitipa district.