A 27 year old man in Dedza district has been arrested for allegedly impregnating a 15-year old girl.
The suspect has been identified as Collings Chikaphonya.
It is alleged that, the suspect started a relationship with the victim in 2020 when she was in standard 8 at a government primary school in Dedza.
According to Cassim Manda, Dedza Police deputy Publicist, the two had been cohabitating and the girl reported to the Welfare department where she claimed the suspect had been beating her up.
She later disclosed that she was pregnant, a thing which prompted the department to alert police looking at the age of the girl.
Chikaphonya is expected to appear before court soon to answer the case of defilement contrary to section 138 sub section (1) of penal code which attracts the Maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The suspect hails from Chinyamula village in the area of Traditional Authority Kwataine in Ntcheu district.