Bishop ARRESTED for murder

Police in Dowa have arrested 41-year-old Bishop Medran Chirwa of Fountain of Victory Church in Lilongwe in connection with the murder of 31-year-old Tathokoza Salimu, an employee of FDH Bank.

Salimu was found dead on September 21, 2026, inside a black Subaru Impreza, registration number BZ 21709, at Chinkhota Village near Tatolonga Bridge along the Dzaleka–Dowa Boma Road.

She had a wound on her neck and was lying in a pool of blood.

Recovered from the vehicle were her driver’s licence, smartphone, FDH Bank teller ID, and other documents.

A postmortem revealed she died from a penetrating neck injury consistent with a gunshot wound.Police say investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest other suspects.

Chirwa, who hails from Kachaka Village, Traditional Authority Wasambo in Karonga District, is expected to appear in court soon to answer a murder charge.