By Staff Reporter
A 50-year-old Zefati Punda at Mponela trading center in Dowa has died allegedly after taking too much Kachasu (distilled alcohol) on an empty stomach.
Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station Macpatson Msadala has confirmed the news, saying the incident occurred yesterday at around 16:30 hours at Nkhamanga Village.
It is alleged that Punda had planned to visit China Jiangxhi International Company in search of a job but instead, he proceeded on a drinking spree within the village but on an empty stomach.
“In the course of drinking, his friends noticed he was becoming very weak and they decided to take him to the hospital but Punda did not make it,” Msadala said.
The postmortem conducted at Mponela Rural Health hospital revealed that the cause of death was due to low sugar levels.
The late Punda hailed from Kawiza Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Kaomba in Kasungu District.
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