State fails to block Phwedo’s bail

State fails to block Phwedo’s bail

The Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday released on bail actor Tumpe Mtaya, famously known as Phwedo, after spending three nights in police custody. Phwedo was arrested on Tuesday in Lilongwe for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. He has since been charged with having sexual intercourse with a female child and child abduction. Phwedo leaves the court. I Wantwa Mwamlima After the charges were read out,…

Phwedocase: Court Grants Bail To Phwedo

Actor Tumpe Mtaya (Phwedo) has been released on bail by Principal Resident Magistrate Benjamin Chulu in his child defilement and grooming case. The court ruled that the state failed to prove he would interfere with investigations. Phwedo was charged yesterday but will now await trial under strict bail conditions. The case continues, with activists urging swift justice for the minor involved. Conviction carries a minimum 14-year sentence. Bail co…