Police Arrest Father Who Chopped Off Son's Manhood

Police in Phalombe, Malawi have arrested Gift Kanyoza 29 days after he allegedly cut off the manhood of his nine-year-old biological son. 

Kanyoza was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, June 4, 2023, according to Phalombe Police Station Public Relations Officer (PRO), Jimmy Kapanja.

The suspect committed the crime on May 22, 2023.

“On the material day, the suspect who is on separation from the victim’s mother since 2018, came to ask her if she might allow him to take his son to Mozambique to stay with him,” said Kapanja.

He added that the mother refused and told him she needed to notify the uncles first, and Kanyoza asked the victim's mother if he could accompany the victim to a nearby grocery store to buy him some snacks while she waited for the uncles' permission.

Instead of taking the son to the grocery store, according to Kapanja, the father took him to a stream, strangled him on the neck, cut off his manhood, and then dumped him in the bush while unconscious.

Kanyoza, according to Kapanja, will appear in court soon to answer charges of grievous harm.