A 45-year-old man identified as Petros Hara has died after hanging himself in a tree at Chiweta Hara village in the area of Inkosi Mmbelwa in Mzimba.

Mzimba Police Deputy Police spokesperson John Nyirongo confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

Nyirongo said the deceased quarrelled with his brother and went missing on Sunday.

According to Nyirongo,the body of the deceased was discovered hanging from a tree inside a nearby bush on Monday.