By Rahim Abdul
Police in Koche, Mangochi, have arrested a 19-year-old man, Amin Jameson, in connection with the brutal murder of his 3-year-old sister, Leticia Adam, from Chipoka Village, Traditional Authority Mponda, in Mangochi. Leticia was the daughter of the suspect’s maternal aunt.
According to Mangochi Police Spokesperson Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi Jameson was apprehended over the weekend in Nabale, under Traditional Authority Nankumba, with the help of community members after being on the run for several days.
Leticia was reported missing on July 27, 2025, after her parents assumed she had gone to play with friends. A few hours later, her body was discovered in one of the toilets within the compound, with visible bloodstains around her mouth.
Police responded to the scene and took the body to Mangochi District Hospital for a postmortem examination.
The postmortem results confirmed that the child had been sexually assaulted before being murdered. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation due to a twisted neck.
In his preliminary statement, Jameson confessed to the crime, stating that he sexually assaulted and later killed the victim after she threatened to report the incident to their grandparents. He then dumped her body in a tenant’s toilet in an attempt to conceal the evidence.
Jameson has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a minor and murder. He will appear in court once the necessary paperwork is completed.
He hails from Chipoka Village, Traditional Authority Mponda, in Mangochi.
