Gripped with fear of becoming a jail bird, Yesaya Kalitsiro of populous township of Ndirande has committed suicide to escape justice after sexually assaulting his cousin. Kalitsiro aged 27 from Mataka village, T/A Likoswe in Chiradzulu hanged himself in a tree at Ndirande forest, Blantyre Police assistant Publicist, Lameck Thembachako has said. “Kalitsiro was suspected […]
A man and woman have committed suicide by hanging in separate incidents following a protracted illness and marital problems respectively in Machinga district. The two have been identified as 26-year-old primary school teacher Henderson Mapilo of Kaukutu village, T/A Nyambi and Unity Hobson, 23, from Kutengule village, TA Mposa both from the district. Machinga Police […]
A 38 year-old man from Waiyatsa village, Traditional Authority Njolomole in Malawi’s central district of Ntcheu has committed suicide after some continued ‘verbal war’ with his wife. The deceased, Felton Kasamba hanged himself Tuesday night in his bedroom in Chirimba Township in the city of Blantyre. According to a recorded statement from the deceased’s wife, […]
A 19 year old man has committed suicide at Jalo in the area of Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district following a Police man hunt for him after he grievously wounded a Bicycle Taxi operator following an altercation after the Bicycle broke down. Nkhotakota Police Station Public Relations Officer Kaitano Lubrino confirmed the development in […]
A primary school teacher at Mkonje primary school in Mzimba district Augustine Mahima 27 has committed suicide after testing HIV positive. Mzimba police officer in charge Joseph Chambuluka confirmed the development in an interview on Thursday. He said the deceased hails from Kapokolo village in the area of traditional authority M’Mbelwa in the district. […]
A 33 year-old man from Chakanza village, Traditional Authority Nsamala in southern district of Balaka hanged himself to death upon learning that his wife and children went to bed on empty stomach. The deceased, Wisky James committed suicide by hanging himself last Thursday near Jehovah’s Witness camp site along Magalasi-old Chileka road in Blantyre. The […]
A primary school teacher at Mgomatchuwa primary school in the northern district of Mzimba, Elick Luhana, 49 has committed suicide after his wife accused him of engaging in extramarital affairs. Mzimba police spokesperson Sergeant Gift Nyirongo confirmed the death of Luhana, who comes from Eferanji village, T/A Mtwalo in Mzimba. According to Nyirongo, the teacher […]
A man identified as Sululu Lajabu, 86 of Nachenda Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi, committed suicide on Wednesday upon giving up with life to a chronic illness, police have said. Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Rodrick Maida said the deceased was discovered dead in his bedroom hanging to the […]
A Malawian citizen last week committed suicide in Zimbabwe after jumping off a moving bus which was enroute to Malawi from Johannesburg in South Africa. The man, identified as 28-year-old Enoch Kadammanja, is reported to have died on the spot after thrown himself out of the cruising bus through a broken rear windscreen. The accident […]
A 35-year-old Malawian man from the central region district of Dowa, Sunday night committed suicide minutes after he strangulated his 15-year-old biological son, police have confirmed. According to police report, the man, Mdaka Magaisa Elisa, took his life and that of his son after picking a quarrel with his wife. Dowa Police Station spokesperson Richard […]
A 45 year old Adani Mapemba who was a business person at Nsanama trading center in Machinga committed suicide at Mapira Mosque where his body was found hanging on a rope in the mosque’s toilet. Police in Machinga confirmed the incident through its Public Relations Officer, Amos Tione. The publicist said postmortem on the deceased […]
The Blantyre Magistrates Court has convicted Peter Famous Baluti 17 years old for trying to terminate his own life following a quarrel with his mother. Baluti a resident in Chiwandira Manase, Blantyre attempted the suicide on November 5, 2012 by hanging himself in his bedroom. He hails from Sankhoma village T/A Nkhumba in Phalombe district. […]
Four people have died in separate incidences in the Northern Region after committing suicide due to family problems this week, Police has confirmed. In Mzuzu a 40 year-old-man Syford Ngulube of Samuel Maliro village, Traditional Authority Mmbelwa in Mzimba District fatally hanged himself with a rope in his bedroom following a domestic quarrel with his […]
Malawi Police say they are investigation arson attacks by students of Nachitheme Community Day Secondary School in Ntcheu who set ablaze the house of their head teacher on Monday accusing him of practising satanic rituals. Alice Sankhulani, spokesman of Police in Ntcheu said the students suspect Christopher Mchuchu, the head teacher of the school, is […]
A 70 -year old woman Nyamanda Sinjani on the wee hours of Monday shocked her residents of Kachala village in the area of traditional authority chakhaza in Dowa when she was found hanging in a Chitimbe tree close to her maize field. According to Dowa Police Publicist Kondwani Kandiado, passersby were baffled to see the […]
Police in Mzimba have arrested a Form two student at Mnjiri Community Day secondary School for attempting to kill herself by hanging on Wednesday, March 7. Mzimba Police spokesperson Gift Nyirongo identified the student as 17 year old Grace Nkhoma, of Chanthomba village, T/A Mmbelwa in the district. Nyirongo said the suspect will be charged […]
Police in Mzimba have sought for spiritual intervention in fighting cases of suicide, murder and sudden deaths cases which are said to be on the increase. The police have since partnered with Mzimba pastors fraternal in trying to find lasting solutions to these vices. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times, Mzimba police officer-in charge […]
Management at Sunbird Mzuzu Hotel has warned its staff to desist from entertaining inquiries from nosy journalists regarding the mysterious death of one of the hotel’s housekeeper who was found hanging on Saturday afternoon. General Manager Redson Chikuta could not be reached for comment but sources confirmed the development to NyasaTimes. Speculations are rife regarding the […]