A two-year-old girl, identified as Swafari Naama, has tragically died after drowning in a bucket of water while playing behind her parents’ house.
The incident occurred on February 27, 2026, at Issa village, Traditional Authority Chimwala in Mangochi District.
Swafari was left at home in the care of her aunt and other relatives while her mother went to the lake to wash clothes. She was seen playing behind the house near a bucket filled with water, while the other relatives were chatting nearby.
She was later discovered upside down with her head submerged in the bucket. The relatives rushed her to Ukalanga Health Centre, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Police visited the scene, and postmortem results confirmed that she died due to suffocation.
Police are urging parents and guardians to closely supervise young children at all times, to prevent such tragic incidents.
She hailed from Issa village, Traditional Authority Chimwala in Mangochi District.
lnspector Amina Tepani Daudi
Public Relations Officer
Mangochi Police Station
Cell: 0999 706 525
Email: amina.tepani@police.gov.mw
Website: www.police.gov.mw