Balaka police have recovered a range of household items stolen from multiple locations in the district and arrested one suspect, according to Chimwemwe Matiana, Assistant Public Relations Officer at Balaka Police Station.

The items retrieved include two mattresses, two plasma television screens, a home theatre system, a water pump, electric fans, blankets, kitchen utensils, and other assorted property, the police said.

William James, 21, from Mkowola Village under Traditional Authority Nkaya, was arrested during the raid. Upon questioning, James named another suspect, Davie Phakamisa, 25, from Zingwangwa Village under Traditional Authority Kapeni in Blantyre, who was recently convicted by the Balaka First Grade Magistrate’s Court on charges of house-breaking and theft.

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