A mob has burnt and killed a man at a Lufita shopping mall in Chitipa district after he was suspected of stealing a King Lion motorbike.
According to Chitipa district police spokesperson Gladwell Simwaka, the man who was killed is suspected of stealing a motorbike from the Chitipa government hospital parking lot and when the owner realised that his motorbike was missing, he began searching and alerted other people who had arrested the suspect in Wiliro, Karonga.
The suspect was taken back to Lufita where the owner of the motorbike confirmed that it was his and while he was being questioned, some people started beating him up and even set him on fire.
Police are currently investigating the matter and are appealing to anyone with missing relatives to contact the Chitipa police station or their nearest police station as the body of the deceased is still being kept at the Chitipa government hospital, awaiting identification by his relatives.