By Staff Reporter
A 22-year-old Chikondi Samera is in police custody in Thyolo for allegedly murdering her 12-year-old sister, Mwayi Phiri.
Thyolo Deputy Police Spokesperson Sergeant Rabecca Kashoti has confirmed the incident.
Kashoti says Samera convinced her sister to go to Orama Resthouse at Thyolo boma.
There, she reportedly stabbed her sister multiple times on the navel.
She left the lifeless body under the mattress.
“The owner of the place discovered the body as he went to close the room and reported the issue to the police, leading to the arrest of Samera,” explains Kashoti.
According to Kashoti,reasons for the suspect’s action remains unclear as of now.
Postmortem at Thyolo District Hospital says death was due to severe loss of blood.
Currently, the suspect awaits court appearance to answer a murder charge.
