Two men were found dead and their bodies buried inside one of the three bedroom house they lived in, at Kaphiri, in Chiweza village in the Capital city, Lilongwe. Police have commenced investigations into this murder.
One of the deceased was identified as a photographer Alex Makonyola aged 33 from Likhaka village of T/A Mwambo in Zomba while another person is only known as Patrick who is said to be the house boy of Alex.
According to Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Kingsley Dandaula, police suspects that the murder happened almost five to ten days before bodies were found on Tuesday 24th March 2015 saying they were in decomposed state.
Dandaula said on Monday, some members of community at Kaphiri informed Police on the matter after suspecting that Alex Makonyola was dead following a strong fetid smell from his house. But he said people in the area learnt of the development when a young boy who once stayed with Makonyola visited the house and informed neighbors that he found Makonyola’s house locked but an awful smell was coming out of it.
“When Police arrived and entered the house, could only locate the direction of the smell since the room was too dark to see anything inside” said the Sub Inspector Dandaula
“So we smashed part of the wall which was a brick sealed window, that’s when we saw the horrifying scene” he said, they saw what looked like a grave at the corner in that room and a shoulder protruding from the ground.
He said upon dig up, they found body of Makonyola and another man which some members of the community have identified him as Patrick.
The Lilongwe Police PRO said Patrick was identified because of his necklace and not by face because the two bodies were already in decomposed state, of which he said failed medical doctors from Kamuzu Central Hospital to carry out the postmortem.
“We are investigating into this brutal murder to find the suspects and motive of doing such” said Dandaula who indicated that the two victims had severe injuries in the head leading to suspect that the murderers used heavy weapons.
The exhumed bodies have been buried by police at Chimwala cemetery behind Chimwala CCAP church.
Meanwhile Police in Lilongwe Area 36 Police Unit have arrested Tiyese James aged 22 from Kaondo village T/A Tsabango in Lilongwe in connection to March 13, 2014 murder of Richard Master aged 18 from Maloya village of T/A Chikowi in Zomba.
Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Kingsley Dandaula says Richard Master was murdered in Area 36 and the suspect who is thought to be one of the members of Area 36 notorious group ’11 Bongo’s’ has been on the run since the crime was committed.
He will answer murder charges and other criminal activities he carried out together with 11 Bongo group.
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