A 24-year-old man Idrisa Kassim, from Chigwaja Village Traditional Authority Jalasi in Mangochi who was a wheat flour seller at Chiponde has been found dead.
According to police information, the late Kassim went to Salima on January 17th, 2023 together with his business partner and was left to collect cash sales while his partner came back the same day.
He was last seen on January 20th, 2023 at Golomoti Trading Center while carrying two travelling bags on his way from Salima to Mangochi.
Three days after his business partner tried to locate him but to no avail, he was found dead on January 23rd, 2023 in a decomposed state at Mabulu dambo area within the township by young boys who were fishing milamba and the matter was reported to Mangochi Police Station.
After police visited the scene, they took the dead body to Mangochi District Hospital where it has been established that he succumbed to strangulation as investigations are underway to trace the culprits.
