Ntcheu court sentences three to six years for burglary
Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three men to six years each for burglary and theft.
Ntcheu Police Station deputy spokesperson Andrew Kamanga identified the three as Wedson January, 41, Jackson Kathumba, 34, and Billy Ng’ambani, 29.
He quoted State prosecutor Evance Kantukule as having told the court that the incident happened on the night of November 16 and 17 last year at Senzani Trading Centre in the district where the three broke into the house of Sergeant Balekani Nyondo of Senzani Police Unit.
Kamanga said the three stole items, including, two mobile phones, one DVD player and one mountain bicycle valued at K250 000.
The court learnt the three also stole a plasma television screen and a subwoofer valued at K390 000 from Levison Banda’s house between February 28 to March 1 2018. Levison Banda works at Senzani police unit.
“Theft and burglary are on the rise and we want to stop that. Communities should not be terrorised by such people,” Kantukule said.
January comes from Mponda Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Nsamala in Balaka District, Kathumba comes from Msolo Village in T/A Kachindamoto in Dedza District while Ng’ambani comes from Phingo Village in T/A Chanthunya in Balaka District.
