A 15-year-old boy has hanged himself with a mosquito net at Engalaweni in Mzimba district.

Mzimba police spokesperson, John Nyirongo, says police have no clue yet as to what may have led the Standard Six learner do this.

The body of the boy, Gadi Nyirenda, was found dangling in his room on Sunday

An examination at Mzimba district hospital revealed that the boy died of suffocation.