Saturday, December 04, 2010

MALAWI: Court dismiss murder charge against Anglican priest, acquits cook

MALAWI: Court dismiss murder charge against Anglican priest, acquit missionary's cook

By Nyasa Times
October 15, 2010

Justice at last. In a significant judgement handed down on October 13 in Nkhota-kota, a judge acquitted Leornard Mondama

Murder victim? Canon Rodney Hunter while he was ministering in Malawi. PHOTO: Church Times

of murdering the late Canon Rodney Hunter a British missionary priest, in November 2006.

Hunter's death had been claimed as a 'poisoning' and 'murder' by a twice suspended priest the Revd' Dennis Kayamba, the former Dean of Nkhotakota Anglican Diocese of Lake Malawi.

Kayamba had managed to persuade police to arrest two men, Bernard Mlota (since deceased) and Leonard Mondoma, Hunter's faithful cook.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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