Arthur M’dala is today expected to appear in court for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend Miriam Siula.

M’dala stabbed her ex-girlfriend on the chest in Lilongwe on Sunday night and escaped to unknown place.

Police arrested M’dala on Tuesday morning at one of the rest houses in Thyolo where he was hiding.

The suspect is currently being kept at Kawale Police cell in the capital Lilongwe.

The murder of Siula has attracted debate on the social media.