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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Lilongwe Police has arrested three dangerous criminals for being suspected to have been behind a series of attacks targeting travellers on various routes, including the famous by-pass road in the capital.<\/p>\n

The three criminals have been identified as John Umali, 24, Francis Macley, 23, and Trevor Chagunda, 32.<\/p>\n

According to Lilongwe Police Spokesperson, Hastings Chigalu, the station\u2019s vehicle patrol team, while moving around town at around 22:30 hours, spotted a Daihatsu Mira vehicle registration number NE 10166 that was coming from Area 36, joining the By-pass road before Malaina T-junction.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming suspicious with the way the vehicle was moving, the police team followed it up, and intercepted it.<\/p>\n

Immediately the officers impounded the vehicle and arrested three occupants after one had immediately vanished from the scene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chigalu said upon searching the vehicle at the station, police found 2 brand new panga knives, Lenovo laptop, wrappers (zitenje), stethoscope, among others.<\/p>\n

While police were still searching and interrogating the suspects, he added, a certain woman arrived with a complaint claiming that she had been robbed of K507, 000 and a cellphone by the four criminals, who attacked her at a graveyard near Lilongwe Girls Secondary School.<\/p>\n

The woman had boarded the suspect\u2019s vehicle behind Lilongwe Bus depot, operating as a taxi heading Thanki stage in Biwi township saying the lady was on her way to Dedza from Mchinji.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen taken to check with the three suspects, if they were among those who attacked her, the woman ably identified the criminals,\u201d Chigalu said<\/p>\n

And just few minutes later, he said, another woman, a nurse, also came and reported about a similar attack.<\/p>\n

A nurse was able to recognize suspects\u2019 faces and her items that included a laptop, one cellphone, stethoscope and medical drugs which they had robbed her, he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Chigalu said, police investigation has established that the first suspect, John Umali, is an ex-convict from Maula Prison, who was pardoned last year. He was serving a 4-year sentence for the offence of robbery.<\/p>\n

John Saidi hails from Chomba Village, Traditional Authority (T\/A) Nsamala, Balaka, Francis Macley is from Namazuma Village, T\/A Mabuka, Mulanje, whilst Trevor Chagunda comes from Namakhwa Village, T\/A Chikowi in Zomba District.<\/p>\n

Chigalu said the station\u2019s detectives have intensified manhunt for the fourth suspect who is at large, and efforts to recover the stolen money is underway.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Lilongwe Police has arrested three dangerous criminals for being suspected to have been behind a series of attacks targeting travellers on various routes, including the famous by-pass road in the capital. The three criminals have been identified as John Umali, 24, Francis Macley, 23, and Trevor Chagunda, 32. 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