Community policing forums have been urged to address the dangers posed by abandoned and unfinished buildings in order to protect children’s lives.
The call by the Child Advocacy Centre and the Women Human Rights Defenders Network Malawi follows the death of a four-year-old child who went missing earlier this month in Zolozolo town in Mzuzu.
According to medical findings, before her death, the victim was subjected to severe sexual violence and strangulation.
Speaking to MIJ Online, Memory Ngosi, Executive Director for the Center, said described the attack as a direct violation of the laws enacted to protect children from any form of abuse.