Chitipa First Grade Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced 28-year-old Vinja Kaombo to 14 years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl.

State prosecutor Sub-Inspector Lucy Phiri told the court that the offence was committed on the night of July 9, 2024 after the wife to the convict had left him with the victim at their house when she went to harvest maize at her home village.

In mitigation, Kaombo appealed for leniency saying he does not have any relative in Chitipa district.

But passing his sentence, First Grade Magistrate Billy Ngosi said the offence committed shows that he is a dangerous person to children hence sentencing him to 14 years imprisonment.