A 24-year-old man in Dowa District has been killed after allegedly being caught red handed having sexual intercourse with another man’s wife.
The deceased has been identified as Yakonia Weston James from Goma Village in Traditional Authority Msakambewa whereas the suspect is Andrew Makanjira aged 45 from Mbalame 1 Village in Traditional Authority Mkukula, both from Dowa District.
It is alleged that on Monday this week, the deceased (Yakonia Weston James) left home with his two brothers to attend a funeral ceremony at Dowa Turn Off.
On his way from the funeral ceremony, he dropped from a motor vehicle he was travelling in with his brothers saying he wanted to see his friend Vincent Gondwe of Nyalubwe Village.
It was on Tuesday this week, when one of Yakonia Weston James’ brother, Jephter Saona and other relatives were surprised that their relative did not report back home.
The relatives checked with Gondwe but he told them he had not met Yakonia Weston James and declined ever meeting the deceased and had no idea about him.
The relatives reported the matter of a missing person at Mtengowanthenga Police Unit.
On Wednesday this week, a report was received that unknown person had been found dead in a stream at Kanjondo Village.
When Yakonia Weston James’ brother went to check on the unknown person, he identified him to be his brother (Yakonia Weston James).
The matter was reported to Dzaleka Police Unit who went to visit the scene accompanied with a medical officer. Death was confirmed as due to hemorrhage secondary to multiple head injuries.
Following the incident, police instituted investigations leading to the arrest of the suspect (Andrew Makanjira) and upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to have killed the deceased (Yakonia Weston James) alleging that he found the deceased and her wife having sexual intercourse at Kanjondo Stream Drift.
The suspect’s wife also admitted to have been caught red handed having sexual intercourse with the deceased. The suspect’s wife was assaulted and was treated at Dowa District Hospital.
The suspect will appear before court soon to answer a charge of murder.
