Body of Former Hospital Driver Found in Nkhotakota, Suicide Suspected

Police in Nkhotakota have retrieved the body of a 55-year-old man, a former driver at St. Anne’s Mission Hospital, which was found floating in Kaombe River in what is suspected to be a suicide case.

Nkhotakota Deputy Police Publicist, Chisomo Chuma, identified the deceased as Timothy Nkhoma of Makuta Village, under Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in the district. She said Nkhoma had been reported missing on Monday this week.

Chuma told Zodiak Online that Nkhoma was recently suspended from duty after being suspected of involvement in the disappearance of some hospital property. However, police investigations later cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Following the findings, police advised hospital authorities to reinstate him to his former position, but this had not yet been done at the time he went missing.

Health officials are expected to conduct a post-mortem examination today to establish the exact cause of death.