Tag archives: Dr Charles Dzamalala
Ntaba calls pathologist Dzamalala over Buleya Lule autopsy report
Presidential committee on protection of people with albinism chairperson Hetherwick Ntaba said he has called independent pathologist Charles Dzamalala to furnish the State with forensic autopsy report which shows Buleya Lule, a suspect in the abduction of a boy with albinism, died from electrocution. Ntaba said Dzamalala did not officially give the autopsy report to the […]
Autopsy confirms Buleya Lule was killed: Tortured in Malawi police cell
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has released a forensic autopsy report into the death of Buleya Lule in a police cell, a key suspect in the abduction of a boy with albinism, which has confirmed that the deceased died of electrocution as Pathologist Charles Dzamalala has indicated in the report that Lule did not […]
Lawyer in Malawi cop murder case rejects Dzamalala autopsy results, ‘ seriously compromised’
Lawyer Christone Ghambi representing a Karonga Police officer Victor Chawinga, who is accused of killing a Botswana national Onkenme Ramasu last yeea, has rejected a post-mortem carried out by renowned pathologist Charles Dzamalala in the murder case. Ghambi challenged an autopsy done by College of Medicine based pathologist, Dzamalala, saying because his client [Chawinga] was […]
Autoposy report on suspect’s death faults Malawi Police: Relations to sue
Malawi police brutality and excessive use of force to a suspect has been faulted after an autoposy report conducted by pathologist Charles Dzamalala concluded that cops in Ntcheu assaulted Zakaria Malata, 49 to death in a bid to obtain a confession of guilt. Malata was arrested on June 8, 2016 over allegations of stealing 12 bags […]
Malawi cell death: Court to rule on case to answer Wednesday
The High Court in Mzuzu will on Wednesday rule whether the six Police Officers from Mzuzu Police Station, who are accused of having a hand in the death of Edson Msiska, who died in police custody on January 29 this year, have a case to answer or not. The accused , Inspector Gertrude Munkhondia, Constable […]
Mzuzu Cell death: Court orders Police to sign autopsy report
The Mzuzu High Court has given the Malawi Police Service seven days to co-sign an autopsy report for Edison Msiska, a former Natural Resources College student, who died in Police custody on January 29, 2012. Judge Dingswayo Madise gave the order on Friday after prosecution witness number four, renowned Pathologist Doctor Charles Dzamalala testified in the ongoing […]
Malawi Prison Chief died of poisoning-postmortem
Autopsy results into the death of former Head of Prisons in Malawi, Macdonald Chaona, reveal that he died of poisoning which led to respiratory failure. It has been established. The former Commissioner of prisons was found dead at his house on April 12, 2012. The Malawi News on Saturday reported that an autopsy number PM/CPD/ANAT/041/12, stated […]
Worst case of assault ever – Pathologist Dzamalala
“This is the worst case of assault I have dealt with in my 13 years as a Pathologist,” Charles Dzamalala, a respected Malawian Pathologist told Police, media, parents and family relations at the Mzuzu Central Hospital Mortuary on Thursday. Dzamalala was giving preliminary findings of an autopsy he had done on Edison Msiska, 30, of […]
Police shield regime thugs over Chasowa murder – reports
After a post-mortem report by local pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala revealed that Robert Chasowa – the fourth year mechanical engineering Polytechnic student found dead on the campus on September 24 – did not commit suicide as claimed by police, blogger Mabvuto Jobani (Jobani is a pseudo) has written a report on Media Institute of Southern […]
Chasowa’s death ‘not suicide’, insists pathologist Dzamalala
Malawi’s pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala, who carried out a post-mortem on the body of a fourth year University of Malawi engineering student Robert Chasowa whose mysterious death police say, was a case of suicide, told Capital Radio’s Straight Talk programme on Tuesday that his death was not suicide and that his yet-to-be released report will […]
Pathologist disown suicide report on Chasowa – Malawi News
Malawi’s pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala who carried out a post-mortem on the body of a final year engineering student Robert Chasowa whose mysterious death police say was a case of suicide, has refuted ever realising any report as police were claiming. Dzamalala told Malawi News on Saturday that he did not produce any autopsy report […]