Drinking alcohol on empty stomach kills chief in Kasungu

Group village headman Chinkhoma from Traditional Authority Njombwa in central region district of Kasungu  died Monday after due to excessive intake of illicit gin, Kachasu.

Kasungu Police  Station spokesperson, Edna Mzingwitsa said said  Sapita Malekhaya, 60, was known for binge drinking and on the fateful day the Group village head Chinkhoma  took alcohol on an empty stomach

Postmortem also confirmed that the chief lost his life due to hypoglycemia.

“On December  25 he was last seen drinking alcohol and was ferried home by well-wishers. On December 28 his son found him dead in his house,” said Mzingwitsa.

Police are, therefore, appealing to members of the community to avoid taking excessive beer on an empty stomach to avoid similar deaths.

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