Police in Mulanje have arrested three people in Mulanje in connection with the gruesome murder of an 86-year old bald man a week ago.

Police in Mulanje confirmed of the arrest in an interview with the press but could not disclose more details on the matter, saying doing saw will jeopardize investigations on the matter.

The deceased identified, as Harrison Makwete from Makuluni village, Traditional Authority (TA) Njema in Mulanje, was killed and his body dumped in a pit latrine.

The murder was linked to attacks on bald-people for rituals currently happening in Mozambique.