Medical Council sets up inquiry on Kottana’s death as doctor challenges Dzamalala autopsy
Officials of Medical Council of Malawi say they are setting up an inquiry on the death of Kottana Chidyaonga following conflicting reports on the cause of her death with some saying she died of snake bite whilst others say it was due to termik poisoning.
Medical Council of Malawi chief executive officer Richard Ndovi said the council will meet pathologist Charles Dzamalala to find out how he reached to the conclusion that Chidyaonga died of termik poisoning.
“There are arguments and counter arguments, contradicting reports on her death so we want to get to the bottom of this,” said Ndovi.
But Dzamalala said he is ready to defend his findings even in a court of law.
“I know some people have issues with my report but I stand by it, am ready to defend it in court,” said Dzamalala.
An associate professor at College of Medicine Steve Kamiza is challenging the Dzamalala autopsy report in the court after he was engaged by lawyers of one of the suspects in the death of Chidyaonga.
Among others, Kamuza says Dzamalala did not say whether the purported snake wound did not have snake fangs buried inside.
He argues that Dzamalala did not say whether the brought snake had its fangs on/inside to rule out snake bite.
“That the laboratory tests should not have been deferred due to positive tests of termik substance in the system because positive tests are not uncommon in lab practice,” says Kamiza.
Three suspects, including Chidyaonga’s boyfriend, have been arrested in connection with the death.
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Corruption in Malawi is rampant, even my cat is now playing and sleeping with rats right in my house instead of catching them. I will evict this cat next week if it does not comply to my house laws.
Nyaope overdose
When has ever the medical council come up to challenge autopsy let alone verify Dzamalals autopsy. I smell a rat here!
Get the facts clear, she might have been bitten by a snake yes. But the question is, is the snake a poisonous one? How about the temeki?
how can we trust Dr Kamiza once he does his autopsy, is he not corrupted like the lawyers who are pursuing the matter. Ma lawyer akufuna podyera January wavuta uyu
Fangs or no fangs, the type of snake that was brought and alleged to have killed her is non-venomous. This means that the snake bite could not have caused the death. So this Kamuza idiot just wants to eat their money for nothing. His argument takes the issue nowhere.
Just invite an independent Dr to do another autopsy. Hoping that the body was not contaminated
Beat the suspects they will tell the truth they obviously hiding something i.e the termik might be in the drug mixuture of Nyaope (dagga) they are alleged to have be suppliers of all this is a cover of something. Why was Diana trying to flee? The Boyfriend should narrate nothing but the truth only that can save him if hes not a drug dealer then he might go done on that charge. Snake bites are easily detected! Hope Doc you took photo shot during your examination to school the doubters and the corrupt.
You can’t say they should be beaten up to tell the truth…that is injustice…some people admitt to doing something they haven’t done coz of verbal and physical aggressiveness…shocked to hear such barbaric medievil way of thinking in this day and age…can that really happen…
What injustice? Awakoke mabatire aulula pompopompo!
You fool, do you know that a life was lost,?
In a sad case scenario, tje body has to be exhumed. Painful to the relatives. Malawi is becoming a joke of a Country. You cannot trust anybody. Even the animals have become corrupt.
I hope you kept the blood samples and the snake.
Knowing how corrupt it is in tjis country , as we discuss the file is missing already.
I also support this point by the new doctor. The issue of Termik needed to be corroborated by other doctors, especially where you have possibly innocent people languishing in a police cell. It is too much of a coincidence to think that the snake story was fake.
The conclusion by the Doctor was rushed and had doubted the findings. These accused persons were asked to bring the snake they had stated had bitten the girl, and they went away and brought the snake as requested. Now this was in the middle of the night. If the snake they brought was not the one they had alleged to have bitten the victim, where did they get the snake from? What are the chances of people in Lilongwe township to find a snake in the middle of the night without difficulties after being asked to bring one? To me the friends were really helpful in trying to help their friend, they did everything they could but the system had other plans. WHat was the motive for killing her? Was the boyfriend cheating on her? Was one of her friend wanted her boyfriend/ Were they not happy with something else? What was is? SO many unanswered questions.
I like your analysis of the whole saga, especially the question of acquiring such a venomous a snake in the middle of the night and in Lilongwe residential area for that matter at a call away….A lot of gaps need to be filled for the autopsy report to be considered integral….
It could be possible that they were keeping a snake as a pet inside the house and when they were asked to bring a snake they killed there pet snake and brought it….if the pet snakes are poisonous some people pull the teeth out to make them safe when they handle them or when they play with them
please just mention one and I mean only one black Malawian who keeps a snake as a pet.
Tan… you deserve a Bottle of Single Malt!
Any autospy done by Dzamalala has never proved anything negative, he will always detect poisoning or strangulation even in a natural death. He has always complicated things and sent innocent people to jail with his fake analysis. He always needs to be corraborated otherwise eeeeish. Someone can die of TB he will say his lungs were worn out due to poison kkkkkkk and this is true
Dzamalala is a corrupt idiot ! He was bought to issue that undercooked autopsy
Ma Dr okhaokha tsopano
And legal heads are banging towards Mpinganira’s midnight bail, medical doctors over autopsies. Which profession is next?
Started with politicians over presidency, then moslems vs Anglicans over dress code…kkkkk
Ma drugs awa the boyfriend is well-known as a user
Bravo medical council! Dr kamiza needs to run his autopsy and prove his facts. Dr dzamalala needs to swollow his pride and admit he didn’t run tests to rule out a venom poison and continue were he left from. Even doctors are prone to make mistakes.
Don’t put this noble profession into disrepute due to money..Dr. Kamiza did not carry out the autopsy…Dong act as crooked lawyers..
@Nanyolo ask yourself one question. Why did the girl call her parents saying that she has been bitten by a snake. Do you think she was in on her own murder?. something is amiss.