A 30-year-old man, Wallen Undi, has been arrested for the murder of his parents in Lilongwe District, Malawi.
Insp Hastings Chingalu, the Spokesperson for Lilongwe Police, confirmed the incident in a statement that said the suspect committed the crime on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Malimbwe Village (Chitedze area), Traditional Authority Malili in Lilongwe.
The Deceased was identified as Williams Lester Undi, 72, and Molly Undi, 68, both from Malimbwe village.
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According to Wallen elder sibling Wiza, 32, he was home with their parents on Sunday afternoon when he “Wiza” left for a walk somewhere.
Wiza who reported the incident to police stated that when he came back to the house in the evening the doors of their house were closed so he decided to leave.
However, on his second return to the house at around 20:00 hours, he found the house still locked, he knocked but didn’t get any response so decided to go and spend the night at one of their relatives’ houses.
Coming back to the house on Monday morning, December 20, 2021, Wiza, discovered his parents lying in a pool of blood. They had been hacked to death.
According to Insp. Chigalu Wallen, the suspect who is believed to be of unsound mind, was found and arrested by the police right in the house while hiding in one of the rooms.
Meanwhile, both bodies are now at Kamuzu Central Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem.
