By Santos Zefania

Lilongwe, June 10, Mana: Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody a 27-year-old man, Austin Chipeta, in connection with the of murdering a sex worker, Rosina Hara, in Luwinga Township in the city on Monday.

According to Mzuzu Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Cecilia Mfune, Hara was found dead in her room on May 21, 2025, by fellow sex workers, who broke into her room after noticing that she hadn’t come out since the previous day.

"Police officers discovered Hara’s body with two cuts on the face, and on her private parts,” said Mfune, adding: “Postmortem at Mzuzu Central Hospital, later, confirmed her death resulted from head injuries caused by a blunt object."

Police investigators found Chipeta’s national ID, ATM card, and SIM cards at the scene, and this gave the police leads to the man as suspect and he was arrested on June 9, 2025, according to Mfune.

Chipeta, who admitted to having sex with Hara the night before her death, will appear in court soon to answer a murder charge under Section 209 of the Penal Code.