Police in Chitipa have arrested an 87 year old man, known as Half-half Simkonda for allegedly defiling a six year old girl in the district.
Chitipa Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Hope Nyalinyali confirmed the incident.
According to Nyalinyali the incident happened on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Sources say that the mother to the victim left home to check on a friend and left the girl behind playing with her friends.
The suspect, who is a close neighbour took an advantage of the absence of the mother and enticed the young girl with money amounting to Sixty Kwacha to buy Kamba puffs.
Simkonda took the young girl into his room where he defiled her. Later on, the child revealed the ordeal to her mother.
The suspect was then arrested and the Medical report from Chitipa District Hospital confirmed that the girl was indeed defiled.
The suspect will appear before court soon to answer defilement charge.
Half-half Simkonda hails from Kafundi village, T/A Mwaulambya in Chitipa district.
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