{"id":58145,"date":"2024-02-05T22:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/man-arrested-for-murder-after-being-found-with-victims-phone-in-blantyre"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:54:24","slug":"man-arrested-for-murder-after-being-found-with-victims-phone-in-blantyre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/man-arrested-for-murder-after-being-found-with-victims-phone-in-blantyre","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for murder after being found with victim\u2019s phone in Blantyre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Limbe have arrested Steven Jatali, 32, for allegedly murdering Louis Njobvu aged 31 and stealing his phone at Machinjiri Area 7 in Blantyre.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported on November 5, 2023, at around 21:00 hours that the Njobvu was found lying unconscious and bleeding from the back of his head a few meters away from his house.<\/p>\n<p>The man was rushed to LMJ private clinic where he was pronounced dead up on arrival. 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