Police arrest man whose girlfriend was petrol burnt in a lodge: Slapped with murder charge

Malawi Police Service have arrested the boyfriend to a 24-year-old woman who was found burnt in a lodge at Mount Pleasant in Blantyre and later died in hospital.

Woman burns to death at a lodge

Blantyre Police spokesperson Augustine Nkhwazi confirmed that the arrested man Umair Ayub, 23, a Malawian of Pakistani origin who   has been formally charged with murder at Blantyre Magistrate Court.

This was after his girlfriend, identified as Kulsum Mohemd; left home n September 26 to meet Ayub in Limbe, Blantyre.

The two agree to have a discussion at an executive lodge in the city.

“Ayub claims that minutes after arriving at the lodge, he left the room to buy water outside and on his return he found the girlfriend burnt with petrol,” said Blantyre police spokesperson.

Nkhwazi said police arrested Ayub for “further interrogations.”

The deceased father Mohemd Hussein Shakih from Mpingwe said Ayub visited his home to inform them that his daughter was burnt but fell short of explaining how she was burnt.

“We are heartbroken,” he said while sobbing, “she was our only daughter.”

Shakih said his family wants justice, accusing the police of being doggy in the way they are handling the matter.

Ayub is currently remanded at Thyolo prison.

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National CEO
National CEO
3 years ago

How did the petrol find its way in the executive lodge.

Nora
Nora
3 years ago

Just come from the MASM Medi clinic, over heard one of the nurse speaking about this girl, she had been a regular having pregnancy test and abortion and the boyfriend is from Pakistani government background, such sad news and reading the below comment she is already married from a boy in UK, looks like a money digger and the Pakistani boy was just passing his time with her
Shameful and who is to blame both of them, As the Pakistani boy parents have the money he will be let out on bail, I can not see justice

Brian Mchawi
Brian Mchawi
3 years ago

I believe that this what is called Honor killing, deliberate move.

Lee
Lee
3 years ago

This girl, everyone is aware she already married, the boy is in United Kingdom, there was a big wedding

With this new news I wonder what are the family and husband are going through

Why was she with another boyfriend in the first place

Justice to the boy is needed

Donda wa Donda
Donda wa Donda
3 years ago

This is very sad. Just like the a life is lost. A young woman who obviously had ambitions and dreams of the future is gone. Many questions can be asked? Why are Pakistan nationals committing similar crimes in our country? – rape, kidnappings, murder? Can’t we reflect on this? What these Pakistanis doing in our country? Training? employment? Do we need all of them? Can Malawi learn to say No to some of these foreigners please? How do we deal with their cases? do we conclude them? It seems NOT at least to my knowledge. Why is the suspect remanded… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by Donda wa Donda
Anonymous
Anonymous
3 years ago
Reply to  Donda wa Donda

What if it was a Malawian who had done the same thing? Would you also throw him out of the country? As “professional Malawians” I think you shouldn’t discriminate Asians coz we’re all humans at the end of the day. Period.

Jah
Jah
3 years ago

The suspect should be investigated the same as Linda gasa murderer

Mwenye
Mwenye
3 years ago

Molozedwa..

Passing comments on race when someone has died just shows how racist and unhuman the posters are.

bishop
bishop
3 years ago

anthuwa kuno sikwao azipita


Chautaamalanga
3 years ago
Reply to  bishop

These Pakistanis are busy destroying our country.They need to go back home and conduct their terrorist acts in their country

Gule Kwao
3 years ago
Reply to  Chautaamalanga

Are the Pakistanis responsible for the deaths of Albinos?

Anonymous
Anonymous
3 years ago
Reply to  Chautaamalanga

I think you should change your thinking you dumb shit

007
007
3 years ago
Reply to  bishop

Ti pita vuto kuribe

Tigudigira kodi ti seke ma company yonse wa amenye
nde ndipite

Mu pasari a zano chito

Daku sirani pompo

Gule Kwao
3 years ago
Reply to  007

I support real investors from outside but not someone just coming here to stand in SANA as a supervisor or someone coming to Malawi just to sell Kaunjika

J G Simpsons
J G Simpsons
3 years ago

Is this Not Murder by the Boy he might have made the Girl Preganant and did not agree to Marriage or the Child that why he Burnt the Girl to Ash

Nyong'omele
Nyong'omele
3 years ago

This is so sad. However,ndikoyamba kunva mmwenye akudandaula kuti apolisi sakugwira bwino ntchito chifukwa zili kwaiko. Akhala akugwililira atsikana athu,kutibela ma contract,katangale ndi zina zambiri ife anthu okuda nkumalira kuti apolisi sakuthandiza iwo nkumati ziko ndi wanu ndalama ndiwathu

Gule Kwao
3 years ago
Reply to  Nyong'omele

Kodi nkhani ya mmwenye anagwilila mtsikana ku Mudi inatha bwanji, these guys eish they even bribe the Police

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