The Senior Resident Magistrate’s court in Blantyre has on December 21, 2021, sentenced Pilirani Isaac Mbaisa 27, to 14 years imprisonment for defiling a 15 years – old primary school learner.
The court heard through State prosecutor, Sergeant Mark Kavalo that Pilirani Mbaisa who was in a love affair with the minor, had been defiling the girl between the months of July and October, 2020.
The victim spilled the beans when time to open a new school term had come and having realised that she was pregnant.
Her grandmother whom she was staying with upon receipt of the troubling news decided to seek for police assistance.
The law enforcers responded by referring the girl to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital for medical examination. The results indicated that the girl was indeed pregnant.
This prompted Ndirande police detectives to launch a manhunt which led to the arrest of the suspect. He was charged with Defilement which contravenes section 138 (1) of the penal code.
When the suspect appeared in court, he denied the charge prompting the state to parade 4 witnesses.
In submission, the State Prosecutor pleaded with the court to consider giving the accused person a stiffer penalty to deter would be offenders since such cases are rampant.
Sergeant Mark Kavalo further told the court that the victim’s trauma led to her miscarriage and that currently she has dropped out of school.
In mitigation, the convict asked the court for leniency saying he is a breadwinner and also that he is a first offender.
Passing judgment, Senior Resident Magistrate Akya Mwanyongo concurred with the state in that such cases are on the rise.
Therefore, Mwanyongo sentenced the convict to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Pilirani Isaac Mbaisa hails from Zangala 3 village in the area of Traditional Authority Mlumbe in Zomba district.
Source: Power 101
