Dowa woman arrested for killing own mother

Police in Dowa on Thursday arrested a 66-year-old woman for allegedly killing her 82-year-old mother.

Public Relations Officer for Dowa police station Alice Sitima has identified the woman as Malita Kalirani who is suspected of having murdered her mother Nadimba Kalirani, during the night of January 8, 2025, at Lavu village.

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“According to Village Headman Lavu, Malita had been living with her mother. On the day of the incident, Malita reportedly went on a drinking spree and consumed kachasu.

“Upon her return home drunk, she allegedly assaulted her mother with a hammer and a heavy piece of metal. Alerted by Nadimba’s screams, neighbours rushed to the scene where Nadimba identified Malita as her attacker before succumbing to her injuries,” said Sitima.

She said the matter was reported to Mvera police post, and officers who visited the scene recovered the weapons used in the assault.

Sitima said a postmortem conducted at Dowa District Hospital established that death was due to head and internal chest injuries resulting from the assault.

She added that Kalirani, who hails from Lavu village, Traditional Authority Chiwere in the district is expected to appear in court soon to face a murder charge.