High Court Judge Vikochi Chima will on 24 November hand her sentence to a police officer, Andrew Chagaga, who was convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (formerly The Polytechnic).

Chagaga was convicted on 15 July 2021 by Blantyre First Grade Magistrate Tsoka Banda but the case moved to the High Court after State lawyers filed to have it moved, saying Chagaga deserved a stiff punishment.

The officer raped the student while she was in custody at Limbe Police during the night of December 12 and 13, 2020.

The victim (name withheld) was arrested over idle and disorderly charge and she was taken to the Police Station where Chigaga, who was the Custody Officer on duty, raped her twice before releasing her.