Police in Mzimba are keeping in custody a 29-year-old man on suspicion that he defiled, in turns, 3 young girls near Embangweni Trading Centre in the district.
Stanford Phiri allegedly enticed the children aged 10, 9 and 8 with charms for fast maturity, before defiling them at Kapalankhwali dam last Sunday.
According to Mzimba Police Deputy Spokesperson John Nyirongo, the suspect will appear in court soon to answer 3 charges of defilement.
Last year, police in Blantyre also arrested a man who defile d a standard three learner in Namiwawa through magic.
