Africa-Press – Malawi. DOWA-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Police in Dowa have are keeping a 22-year-old woman, who is suspected to have killed her 2-year-old daughter.
The woman, identified as Chikondi Chinyama, is suspected to have killed her 2-year-old daughter, Yankho Alfred, between November 2 and 3, 2022 at Mikolo Village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Msakambewa in Dowa District.
According to Dowa Police Station publicist Gladson M’bumpha on Wednesday evening of November 2 at around 18:30 hours, the suspect dressed the deceased and let her go to her grandmother whose house is nearby.
“After an hour, the suspect went to the house of her grandmother to ask her if at all the child was there but she (suspect) was told that the child was not around and did not saw her. This prompted them to start checking around the village but the child could not be seen.
“In the morning of Thursday, November 3, at around 07:00 hours, the child was found lying dead in an old graveyard and with no scratches and bruises. It is believed that the child was dumped there,” said M’bumpha.
He added, “Upon being questioned, the suspect claimed that the child was sick prior to her death and seek medical treatment but it has been proved that the child never fell sick as per health passport and record at the hospital.
“A preliminary autopsy has been conducted at Dowa District Hospital but real cause of the death has not been confirmed hence the need to take the body for further postmortem at Kamuzu Central Hospital on Friday morning of November 4 2022”.
The suspect has since been charged with the offence of alleged murder. Both the suspect and the deceased are from Mikolo Village, T.A Msakambewa in Dowa District.
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