SAD: Teenager commits suicide

A 12-year-old Standard 6 student from Kapalamula Primary School in Balaka District has tragically taken his own life by hanging.

This incident occurred on at approximately 08:00 hours in Chipinga Village, located within the Sub Traditional Authority of Kapalamula in Balaka District.

The deceased has been identified as Precious Lumbe, a resident of Chipinga Village in the same Sub Traditional Authority of Kapalamula in Balaka District.

Precious Lumbe was discovered deceased at his mother’s farm, where he had hanged himself from a tree.

Further details will be provided regarding the circumstances surrounding this event as police officers and medical personnel are currently responding to the scene.