Police in Dowa District have arrested Village Headman M’bwatamila suspected to have indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl after touching and applying some black powder on her private parts.
The traditional leader, whose real name is Chisoni Basiketi, aged 71, committed the offense on Friday September 1 2023 in his own house.
According to the victim’s grandmother, the victim and her friends went to a river to fetch some vegetables.
Later in the evening, they were called into the suspect’s house, one by one.
During her turn, the victim was called in and the suspect closed the door and forced her to remove her underwear.
He, in the process, started touching her private parts while applying black stuff on them.
When the issue came to light, the victim was taken to Dowa District Hospital where she was examined and found with black stuff around her private parts and hymen.
Police immediately arrested the suspect and charged him with indecent assault.
Meanwhile, he has admitted to indecently assaulting the victim and he will appear in court to answer the charge.
Reported by Ezina Kalawang’oma