Chiradzulu, Malawi – Police in Chiradzulu have arrested a 22-year-old man, Maxwell Million, in connection with the gruesome murder of two elderly women, Rosibery Time (73) and Christina Likongwe (69), who were found dead along the Ntanangala River in Nsanja Village, Traditional Authority Mpama.
According to Sub Inspector Cosmas Kagulo, Chiradzulu Police Public Relations Officer, the incident occurred on June 10, 2025, at around 3:00 PM, when the two sisters went to the river to wash clothes. They were later discovered lying lifeless behind rocks, having sustained brutal injuries.
A passerby noticed bloodstains near the river around 4:00 PM and, upon investigating, found the two bodies. She immediately alerted villagers who reported the matter to Mbulumbuzi Police Unit. The case was escalated to Namadzi Police Post.
Police investigators, accompanied by medical personnel from Mbulumbuzi Health Centre, visited the scene. A postmortem confirmed that one of the victims died due to excessive bleeding from a deep neck wound, while the other died from suffocation and had a broken arm, suggesting violent assault.
Following intensive investigations, police arrested Maxwell Million on June 11, 2025. He was taken into custody and was expected to undergo a mental health assessment before being formally charged and appearing in court.
All three individuals—the suspect and the deceased— are from Nsanja Village, T/A Mpama, Chiradzulu District.
The motive behind the brutal killings remained unclear as investigations continued.