Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 27-year-old woman for allegedly burning her 6-year-old daughter’s private parts, tying and locking her up in a house after severe torture at Mtandire in Lilongwe.

The suspect has been identified as Apatsa Makondetsa.

Police received a report from well wishers claiming that the suspect had been torturing her daughter since August, 2024.

Yesterday, the abuses reached another level after she burnt her daughter’s private parts, and whipped her severely simply for the victim, wetting her bed and eating relish that was part of last night’s leftovers.

The suspect then tied her daughter’s hands with a rope, locked her up in the house and warned her not to reveal her ordeal to anybody.

The suspect instructed the victim to tell people that she was a victim of witchcraft if neighbors questioned the bruises on her body. The victim was told to tell people that she fell from a witchcraft plane.

After receipt of the report, Lingadzi Police detectives rushed to the scene and managed to rescue the victim who has so far been referred to Kamuzu Central Hospital for medical attention.

The suspect will appear to court soon to answer a case of Acts Intended to cause Grievous Harm.

Makondetsa hails from Khulumula village, Traditional Authority Nazombe in Phalombe District.

Source: LINGADZI POLICE STATION