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A standard three pupil identified as Emmanuel Guta has died after drowning in a ditch in Nsanje district.
Nsanje Police spokesperson Sergeant Agnes Zalakoma said the incident happened on Wednesday morning.
“The deceased drowned as he was swimming in a ditch which was full of water following a heavy rainfall, “she said.
The 10-year-old was later taken to the District Hospital where a postmortem revealed the cause of his death as suffocation.
At the time of his death, he was a standard three pupil at Dinde Primary School in the district.
He hailed from Chiphwembwe village in the Area of Senior Chief Malemia.
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