Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of allegedly defiling a minor in the district.

Mponela police spokesperson Sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed the case and identified the suspect as Christopher Banda.

According to Msadala, the suspect committed the crime on 25 May 2024 at 5 o’clock at Mzowa village in the district

On this day, the suspect, who works as a seed buyer, along with another employee, went to a trading center called Kanchentche to collect bags of maize that their boss had bought.

“When the man arrived at his boss’s house to leave the maize, he stayed in the house and when the boss went to the kitchen, he told the girl to get money from the man and  that when he had an opportunity of defiling the girl” Said Msadala.

Msadala also said that at this time the child’s mother found the man doing this and reported the matter to the police where he is expecting to appear in court.

Christopher Banda hails from Mzowa village in the area of ​​the chief Kayembe in Dowa District.