By Shaffie A Mtambo
Police in Lilongwe have arrested Rose Tayitasi, 42, for allegedly assaulting to death own biological 16-year-old son over the missing of her itel keypad cellphone at Mitengo Village on February 10, 2025.
Speaking with 247 Malawi News Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Hastings Chigalu says the deceased has been identified as Charles Mawelo and the incident occurred on February 7, 2025 at around 22:00 hours, the suspect noticed that her cellphone was missing from the house, and suspected her son to be behind the theft of the gadget.
Therefore filled with anger, the suspect took a piece of a tree and assaulted heavily her son aimed at forcing him to reveal where he [deceased] sold the phone.
Unfortunately, the boy never confessed to stealing the phone, until he collapsed and became unconscious.
The development forced both parents, mother (suspect) and father to rush their son to Bwaila District Hospital for medical attention, but without notifying either the police, or neighbors of the incident.
They were later referred to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) where sadly, the boy died on Monday, at around 06:00 hours while receiving treatment.
However, the couple was denied collection of the body, they were advised to report the matter to police first.
The suspect, who hails from Chimkwita Village, Traditional Authority Makwangwala in Ntcheu District, will be charged with murder.
