Police in Mzimba have arrested a 35 year-old man Tiyamike Selemani for allegedly murdering his colleague.
Both the suspect and the deceased were working as farm tenants.
The deceased has been identified as Henry Petulo also aged 35 from Chamaliwa village in the district.
The incident is said have to happened on Wednesday night.
On the fateful night, the two went to their boss’s house while drunk and while there they picked a quarrel between themselves and a fierce fight ensured.
In the course of the fight, Selemani assaulted Petulo on the forehead using a blunt object.
Petulo who lost a lot of blood was pronounced dead at Mbalachanda health center in the district.
