{"id":10955,"date":"2021-12-08T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/man-brutally-murdered-in-mponela"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T15:13:53","slug":"man-brutally-murdered-in-mponela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/man-brutally-murdered-in-mponela","title":{"rendered":"Man brutally murdered in Mponela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A man believed to be about 30-years-old has been murdered at Mponela in Dowa. Mponela Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Macpatson Msadala has confirmed and said that the incident occurred during the night of December 5-6, 2021 at Chakhala village along Chimwaza Nambuma earth road in the area of Traditional Authority Mponela in Dowa District.<\/p>\n<p>Msadala said police received information that there was an unknown male African person lying dead in a garden at Chakhala village. Upon receipt of the report, CID officers rushed to the scene and confirmed same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dead body was then conveyed to Dowa District hospital mortuary pending identification and postmortem,\u201d said Msadala. Meantime, investigations are in progress to arrest the culprits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. A man believed to be about 30-years-old has been murdered at Mponela in Dowa. 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