An 18 year old boy identified as Jaiteni Nyumbu is in police custody in Dedza for allegedly defiling two girls aged 5 and 7 at Hawa Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kasumbu.
Dedza Assistant Police Spokesperson Cassim Manda has confirmed of the development.
According to Manda the suspect with his friend who is at large coaxed the 2 girls by buying them chips .
Manda added that the two were caught in the act by one of the girls sister who was apparently fetching firewood and she heard the screams