A man who was suspected to have killed his brother`s wife in Chinsapo, Lilongwe was on Saturday arrested by police and his house burnt down by angry residents, police confirms.

The body of the deceased woman was found decomposed with private parts cut off after declared missing for some days.

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It is said the suspect had killed the woman and was keeping her body in his house until it started decomposing on Friday and thought of letting it go.

Residents found the body abandoned later the following morning.

The suspect was put into connection to the story after being found removing blood from his house.

Then the angry residents mobilized and stormed his house and he was later arrested before his house and properties were destroyed by the mob.

According to Lilongwe spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula, a manhunt has been set up for the deceased`s husband who is suspected to have connived with his brother to kill the victim.

He is currently at large.