Malawi: Police force has taken a man into custody for the crime of defiling. The man was arrested on the grounds of him having had sexual intercourse with minor in Mzuzu
According to the police officers in Mzuzu the suspect has been identified as a 21 year old Promise Mwale. On the other hand, the victim has been identified as a 15 year old girl within Chiputula Township in the city.
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police, Cecilia Mfune has confirmed the incident to the media. The officer spoke to the media on Thursday and revealed that Mwale was arrested on May 8, 2025.
The Mzuzu Police force had received a complaint of the heinous crime from the girl’s mother. Mfune said the girl got pregnant from her affair with the suspect which began in 2024.
“On May 6, 2025 at around 22:00 hours, the girl’s mother noticed that her daughter was not home. At this point she informed the community policing members and asked for their help in searching for her.”
She said the search led the members of the community to find the girl while she was sleeping in the suspect’s house.
According to Mfune, the incident was immediately reported at Zolozolo Police Unit; afterwards the girl was issued a referral letter to Mzuzu Central Hospital.
The girl was tested by the hospital doctors and confirmed that penetration had occurred and that she tested positive for pregnancy.
The suspect, Mwale will be taken to appear before court soon to answer a charge of having sexual intercourse with a female child which contravenes section 138 (1) of the Penal Code.”
Mwale is a resident of the Maferanji Village, Traditional Authority Mwansambo in Nkhotakota. The victim had been sustaining the affair since more than one year.
The mother of the victim believes that the victim was misled into the relationship. The 21 year old, was not a resident of the same community as the victim and the exact date of the begining of the affair is unclear.