Police in Zomba have arrested a 43-year-old man, Rashid Madengu, on allegation that he killed his own wife, Elina Luna, aged 37, of Jambo Village, Traditional Authority Malemia in the district.
Luna was discovered dead on September 1, 2023 on the floor of her house’s pit latrine where she was staying together with her husband at Chinamwali Village in the district.
The matter was reported to police who in turn rushed to the scene and took the body to Zomba Central Hospital.
Postmortem examination conducted at the facility revealed that Luna died due to strangulation.
Soon after the incident, Zomba Police Station detectives launched investigations and managed to arrest Madengu inorder to account for the death of his wife.
The suspect, Rashid Madengu, who is from Mtambo Village in Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba, will appear before court soon to answer a charge of murder.
