Woman brutally murdered, eyes removed : Malawi security lapse

Malawi Police have intensified a hunt for criminals who have murdered woman and removed both her eyes in Balaka.

Balaka police publicists sub inspector Joseph Sauka says the body of the deceased who is yet to be identified was found in the early hours of Tuesday at Kabango village in the area of Traditional Authority Sawali in the district.

“It was in a pool of blood with both her hands tied and eyes removed,” he said.

He says on the day of the incident, the deceased who is of about 28 years of age, brown in complexion, wore a long skirt with black and white flowers, green blouse, brown with green flowers silk and had shot hairs.

Post-mortem conducted at Balaka District Hospital revealed that death was caused due to manual strangulation and severe bleeding.

Meanwhile, the body of the deceased is being kept at Balaka District Hospital mortuary and Police is appealing to the general public to report to Balaka Police if they are missing a female relative.