A 10-year-old boy identified as Bruno Chinziri has drowned in Nalikokote dam where he went swimming with his friends. The incident occurred on January 8, 2023 within Maldeco in the area of Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi.
According to the father who is also a teacher at Mwantiba Primary School, he left his son(now deceased) playing together with his three friends at home and went to attend church meetings.
It is reported that Chinziri and friends decided to go to the said dam without their parents’ knowledge. The four started swimming and Chinziri went to a deeper part where he drowned.
His friends noted his disappearance and rushed to inform their parents. He was later found floating in the dam.
The incident was reported at Makokola Police Unit who visited the scene along with medical personnel. Postmortem conducted at Koche Health Centre indicated that he had succumbed to suffocation.
Police in the district are appealing to parents and guardians not to allow their young children to play or swim in water bodies more especially in this rainy season to prevent such incidents from happening.
Chinziri hailed from Maliko Village, Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi.
Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi
PRO-Mangochi Police Station
Cell:0999 706 525
Email:mamateps1152@gmail.com
Website: www.police.gov.mw