By Sellah Chunda

Lilongwe, August 16, Mana: A 42-year-old man, Isaac Patisi, is in police custody at Area 3 in Lilongwe after allegedly killing his wife, Azefa Kasamanda, 36, by hacking her in the chest with an axe at their home in Malingunde on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

According to Lilongwe General Inspector, Hastings Chigalu, the incident occurred around 2:00 A.M. The couple, who had been arguing throughout the day over suspicions of the wife’s extramarital affair, continued their quarrel in bed.

The argument escalated until Patisi allegedly took an axe and struck his wife multiple times in the chest, leaving her in a pool of blood before fleeing the scene.

Patisi later called his sister-in-law, urging her to visit the couple's house to witness what he had done. Afterward, he walked from Malingunde and turned himself in at Area 3 Police Station around 6:30 A.M, where he confessed to the crime.

A postmortem conducted at Kamuzu Central Hospital confirmed that Kasamanda died from internal bleeding caused by the wounds inflicted during the attack.

Patisi, who hails from Chilipatali village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Njewa, Lilongwe, will be charged with murder once all necessary procedures are completed. The deceased was from Chakulirapati village, T/A Masumbankhunda in Lilongwe district.