In Blantyre, a 48-year-old man, Mike Phiri, was arrested on murder charges after allegedly stabbing his 33-year-old ex-wife, Madalo Moffat, to death in broad daylight, according to Nyasa Times. Police reports indicate the couple separated in 2025, but Phiri persistently sought a reconciliation. He reportedly confronted Moffat at her workplace in Mpingwe before attacking her with a knife on the street. Bystanders apprehended Phiri and handed him over to Bangwe Police, while Moffat was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local health centre.
Dramatic scenes unfolded at the Balaka Second Grade Magistrate's Court when a woman tearfully pleaded for her husband's release moments after he was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour. Face of Malawi reports that 27-year-old Blackson Godfrey was convicted of causing grievous harm after an assault that left his wife, Catherine George, blind in one eye. The case, which was brought to the attention of police with the help of the Women's Rights Learning Centre, concluded with the magistrate delivering the sentence and leaving the bench before the victim's appeal for leniency could be addressed.
Update: The High Court in Blantyre has resumed proceedings in the murder trial of Dr. Victoria Bobe. Nyasa Times reports that the prosecution's lead investigator presented a video recording allegedly showing the accused reconstructing the crime scene. The court rejected a request for a physical crime scene visit, ordering the State to provide a full transcript of the video before the defense team proceeds with cross-examination.
In other judicial news, a 43-year-old Disease Control Surveillance Assistant in Mchinji was sentenced to two years in prison with hard labour for defrauding a village bank group out of K12 million, according to Face of Malawi. Authorities also arrested five individuals in Lilongwe over a K2.4 million cement fraud scheme, and a court in Nsanje convicted and fined seven men for publishing false news that incited public panic over rumors of missing manhood, Face of Malawi reports.