Unknown woman commits suicide in Mzimba

Unidentified African woman has committed suicide around Kagugu Gondwe village, in the Traditional Authority Mabulabo in Mzimba.

The facts are that on May 30, 2023 Enestina Mvula who is the reporter of the matter, was on a quest to fetch firewood in the forest around the village when she smelt a very disturbing odor and she further noticed human body parts eaten by dogs. She informed other villagers who went to the forest and discovered that there was a body of an unknown African woman in a decomposed state under a tree.

Further it was discovered that the body had a rope around the neck and the rope still tied to the tree. The matter was reported to Jenda police Station and the scene was visited together with medical personnel. Postmortem conducted revealed that death was due to suffocation and no foul play suspected.

Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer for Jenda Police Station Sub/Insp Macfarlen Mseteka has said that police is appealing to the general public and members of the community around Traditional Authority Mabulabo to report any missing woman and have the body identified.