29/08/2026
Former KB FC player convicted of s*xually assaulting a child
Kamuzu Barracks soldier Diof Simaone has been convicted of having s*xual in*******se with a minor, aged 15.
His sentencing is scheduled next week Tuesday.
According to Central West Region Police PRO Sub Inspector, Foster Benjamin
, Simaone, aged 36, was found guilty on Friday August 28 2026 before Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's Court.
Central West Region police prosecutor Sub Inspector Thandizo Chingaru told the court that the convict, between April and August 2025, had s*xual in*******se with the child four times--three times at a guest house in Area 44 and one time at his own house--and eventually impregnated her.
Simaone informed the victim's mother about this and promised to support the victim, a thing which he didn't do, until the girl gave birth in January 2026.
The victim's mother reported the issue to Area 23 Police Unit which arrested the convict.
At his trial, Simaone pleaded not guilty, prompting the State to parade four witnesses to prove its case beyond any doubt.
He was eventually found guilty as charged.
Prosecutor Chingaru prayed that the court mete out its harshest sentence arguing Simaone, being a military officer, was supposed to protect the girl, not abusing her.
In mitigation, Simaone asked the court not to send him to prison because doing so he wouldn't have chance to support the victim and her baby boy.
He also asked the victim, the victim's mother, the court and the whole nation to forgive him because what he did was wrong.
In his ruling, Senior Resident Bracious Kondowe found the accused guilty and convicted him accordingly.
Meanwhile, Kondowe has reserved his sentence to next week.
Simaone comes from Nakoka Village Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba District.
