Police Lilongwe police have arrested 45-year-old Maclivin Jailosi on suspicion of having sex with his 14-year-old daughter and impregnating her.

Deputy spokesperson for police in the central region Foster Benjamin has confirmed the arrest and said Jailosi committed the offence in the village of Matsimbe, Traditional Authority Masula in the city of Lilongwe.

According to Benjamin, Jailosi lives with their daughter when their marriage ended with the child’s mother.

They were found to be forcing the child to have sex with him but the child refused.

“But in March this year, the man managed to have sex with the child and get him pregnant,” said Benjamin.

Medical results confirmed that the girl was indeed two months pregnant and police arrested the father who will soon appear in court to answer the charges in this matter.