The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Mponela has sentenced Blessings Chiundireni, 18, to four years imprisonment for robbery.

Mponela Police prosecutor James Maganga told the court that on March 31, 2021, the complainant who is also a police officer at Mponela Police Station, was on her way home from Mponela Market when she was robbed of her mobile phone.

Police investigations found the phone with a lady who disclosed she had bought it from Chiundireni. A follow-up led to his arrest and he was formally charged with the offense of robbery.

Appearing before First Grade Magistrate Talakwanji Mndala, the accused pleaded guilty to the charge levelled against him.

Mndala went ahead to order that the convict should be sent to prison for four years.

Chiundireni comes from Chidothi Village, Traditional Authority Mponela in Dowa.

Source:Times