Beer brawl claims life, three nabbed

Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested three men for allegedly assaulting to death Kuwachi Banda following misunderstandings that ensued at a drinking joint at Chimbere area in the district on December 27 2020.

Nkhata Bay Police Station spokesperson Kondwani James said on December 26, a young man named Alamu Vijayi of Loti Village in Manenje area fought with fellow imbibers and overpowered them.

However, he said the following day a gang led by his opponents followed Vijayi to his village where it violently searched every house for him.

“While in the village, the gang assaulted Banda and his son,” said James.

He said police officers rushed to the scene where they contained the situation and took the victim to Nkhata Bay District Hospital where he died while receiving treatment.

Banda came from Loti Village in Traditional Authority Malanda in the district.

Recently, there have been incidents of violence leading to deaths in Nkhata Bay.