A Primary school teacher has been found dead in his house, in a decomposed state in Phalombe.

Phalombe Police Station Publicist, Sergeant Innocent Moses confirmed of the development in an interview with the press on Wednesday and identified the deceased as Mavuto James.

According to Moses, the body was discovered by the landlord, who alerted the neighbors after being disturbed by bad smell.

Postmortem report indicates that death was due to (low blood sugar) hypoglycemia.

James hailed from Mumbuwa Village in the area of Traditional Authority Jenala in the district.