The body of an unknown person has been found today, half buried at a graveyard in Ngolowera village in Mulanje district.

Mulanje Police Spokesman Innocent Moses has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

According to Moses, the body was found in a decomposed state, and it is suspected that the body has been there for over a week.

He said the cause of death is suspected to be a fractured skull, and the body has been buried on the spot.