Student found dead at Chanco: Twin sister discovers her breathless in hostel room

A dark cloud has engulfed the Chirunga community at Chancellor College in Zomba following the untimely death of a fourth year student Esther Kachikuni who was found dead in her room at Kamuzu Hall.

Zomba police spokesperson Patricia Supliano said the deceased’s twin sister who is also at the college found Esther dead in her room.

The student, 22 year-old Ester Kachikuni, who was physically challenged and used a wheelchair, reportedly complained of a headache on Wednesday.

Police said a post-mortem will be conducted .

When her twin sister visited ther room Thursday morning, she could not respond to her door knocking and  decided to seek a help from fellow students. They eventually broke the door only to find Esther dead.

The deceased was studying Bachelor of social science program and  in final year. They were writing their end of semester examinations.