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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A father and three children have died at Chileka in Blantyre. Police say the children died in their sleep while the father died after learning of the children\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Police Spokesperson for the Southern Region, Ramsey Mushane, has confirmed the incident. He added that investigations are underway to establish the cause of the children\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

There are also social media reports indicating that the mother of the children has also died due to the shock of the tragedy. Police were yet to verify the reports.<\/p>\n

Last week, four children from the same family died after drowning in a dam at Thikiti village in the area of Traditional Authority Ndamera in Nsanje. Three children from same family drown in Nsanje<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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