Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a 26-year-old man Evance Dzimbiri for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl in the district.

Nkhata Bay Police spokesperson Kondwani James said the suspect persuaded the girl to have sex with him but she denied it.

“Following the refusal and taking advantage of his wife’s absence from home, Dzimbiri forcefully dragged the girl into his room when he defiled her. He then warned her not to reveal the ordeal to her sister,” he said.

He said on October 13, 2024, around 19:00 hours, the suspect wanted to have sexual intercourse with the girl again but she refused and reported the matter to teachers who later reported to Nkhata Bay Police Station and he was arrested.

James said the suspect has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a girl child contrary to Section 138 (1) of the Penal Code.

Evance Dzimbiri suspect hails from Chimenya Village in T/A Chikowi in Zomba