Malawi: Police in Chiradzulu have launched a manhunt of Steven Museu from Liphuthu Village on the suspicion that he was responsible for a murder. The victim has been identified as the lover of the suspect, Bertha Nkolimbo.
The incident allegedly happened on June 7 when victim was seen for the last time in the house of the suspect. The investigation into the incident has officially started at the Chiradzulu Police Station.
The police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sergeant Cosmas Kagulo confirmed the development and shared the details with the media. He revealed that on the date of the accident the now diseased Bertha left her home for a drinking spree.
She went to the bar within the same village and never returned home. However, on the same day before she went missing, she was seen at the suspect’s house.
“The following day, the suspect brought a pair of shoes to the bar and told the bar owner to deliver the same to the deceased when she comes for drinking. However, she never showed up until June 30, 2024.
“In the morning, when villagers went to the grave yard to prepare a final resting place of another fellow villager, they were greeted by a very strong foul smell within the yard that prompted them to search and later discovered a dead body in a decomposed state without clothes,” he added.
Kagulo added that communities reported the matter to police who rushed to the scene together with a medical officer from Chiradzulu District Hospital.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a cloth nearby which was positively identified to belong to deceased, according to the PRO.
Postmortem examination was conducted at Chiradzulu District Hospital and results established that death was due to head injuries secondary to assault.
Meanwhile, investigations have been instituted to trace the culprit and when found, will be charged with murder.
The suspect identified, 40, came from Namonde Village in Traditional Authority (TA) Nkalo in the district. The Police force has been actively searching for the suspect to bring him to justice.