A man aged 46 and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested at Mponela in Dowa for allegedly defiling three underage girls.

Mponela police spokesperson, Macpatson Msadala, has confirmed of the development.

According to Msadala the suspect Dadiko Josam allegedly defiled the girls in some bush after giving them K500 and in the course, the 16-year-old boy caught them and was offered K5, 000 to conceal the vice.

However, the boy refused to take the money opting to take part in the illegal orgy.

Both suspects come from Kasuntha village Traditional Authority Kayembe in Dowa.