By Shaffie A Mtambo
The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced seven men to 21 years imprisonment with hard labor each for a robbery incident that occurred on May 3, 2025, at Gravity Mall SANA and Asterik Systems Limited in the city center.
The convicts are George Wells, 43, Stanford Mulowa, 43, Kennedy Maluwa, 45, Mike Banda, 35, Weston Richard, 32, Kenneth William, 45, and Harry Raphael, 47, pleaded guilty to the offense of robbery.
The court heard that the convicts broke into SANA shop and stole K20 million cash, an HP laptop, cosmetics, power banks, and bricks of cigarettes.
They are also believed to have committed other robberies in Area 43, Area 25, and Njewa within the city.
During the investigation, police recovered a real pistol and a toy gun used in the commission of the robberies.
Senior Resident Magistrate Shukran Kumbani handed down the sentence, citing the danger posed by the convicts and the need to deter other would-be offenders.
The stiff punishment reflects the seriousness of the crime and the court’s commitment to maintaining law and order in Lilongwe.
The convicts come from different districts, including Mangochi, Phalombe, Ntcheu, Mulanje, Thyolo, and others.
