A 29-year-old primary school teacher at Mlengwe Primary School in Dowa District has hanged himself over debts
Dalitso Chilinda, 29, who hailed from Mlinde Village, Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa took own life on
March 1, 2022.
On the particular day at around 0600 hours, a Standard 7 learner from the same school was coming from home to fetch water from the school’s borehore.
When passing by the house of Dalitso Chilinda (now deceased), saw her teacher lying on the ground while unconscious.
The matter was later reported to Mponela Police Station where suicide was confirmed.
Chilinda hanged himself to a tree nearby the institutional house he was occupying before the rope he used was cut-off.
In his house, a suicide note was found in which he complained of having alot of debts from people.
A postmortem conducted at Ntchisi District Hospital revealed that death was due to suffocation secondary to strangulation.
*Sergeant Macpatson Msadala*