Malawi: Business tycoon jailed for life for killing girlfriend
September 11, 2020
By James Mwala
Businessman Misozi Chanthunya has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his Zimbabwean girlfriend Linda Gasa a decade ago.
The sentencing came a week after High Court Judge Ruth Chinangwa said in her ruling that the state had presented evidence during the case that proved beyond reasonable doubt that Chanthunya committed the offence.
Chanthunya was also found guilty of concealing death and lying before court.
He was in a relationship with Gasa who at that time was studying at College of Accountancy in the commercial city of Blantyre.
It is said that Court records show that he poisoned the girlfriend in Mangochi where the two had gone to discuss a pregnancy and buried her body in a cottage.
However, it turned out that that Gasa was not pregnant as asserted.
Chanthunya then fled to South Africa before he was extradited back to Malawi a few years ago to answer the murder charges.
He was arrested by Interpol in Rustenburg, South Africa, on January 23 2012 after being on the run for 17 months.
Meanwhile, his lawyer, Michael Goba Chipeta has indicated they will appeal the ruling because they find it has ignored some laws.
Nkemnji Global Tech
Featured
AfDB:On International Women’s Day, Acting VP Gichuri reflects on Africa’s gender wins
Pan African Visions | March 9, 2021 3:26 am
Les Margaret Africa 2021:JFD is unveiling a new generation of leaders ready to shape the future.
Pan African Visions | March 9, 2021 2:42 am
Spotlight Initiative to the rescue in fight against gender-based violence in Zimbabwe
Pan African Visions | March 8, 2021 3:49 pm
Employ more female journalists, media houses told
Pan African Visions | March 8, 2021 7:57 am
Recent News
-
AfDB:On International Women’s Day, Acting VP Gichuri reflects on Africa’s gender wins
March 9, 2021 3:26 am
-
The Africa Digital Inclusion Facility approves grants worth $1.3 million for two research efforts to enhance women’s digital access to loans and micro-insurance
March 9, 2021 3:21 am
-
Les Margaret Africa 2021:JFD is unveiling a new generation of leaders ready to shape the future.
March 9, 2021 2:42 am
-
Call for Independent Investigation into Rwandan Singer Kizito Mihigo’s Death
March 8, 2021 4:42 pm
-
Zambia Breweries Takes Lead By Example in Fight for Workplace Gender-Balance and Inclusivity.
March 8, 2021 4:06 pm
Leave a Reply