Police in Ntcheu are looking for relatives of a woman who died in the district last week.

The remains of the woman are being kept at Ntcheu Hospital Mortuary.

According to Ntcheu Police public relations officer, Rebecca Kwisongole, on February 28, 2020 the police station received a report that a female person believed to be an epileptic patient was lying unconscious and convulsing at Mphate trading centre.

Police rushed to the scene and took the unconscious person to Ntcheu District Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

However, efforts to trace her relations are proving futile.

The deceased, believed to be in mid 30s, is brown in complexion, has short hair and medium in height.