By Phillimon Backson
A 62-year-old woman, Chrissy M’dala, has been found dead in her maize garden in Balaka District.
According to Balaka Police Spokesperson, Gladson M’bumpha, the incident happened at Mangani Village in Traditional Authority Nsamala in the district.
M’bumpha says that on Monday, March 30, 2026 at around 06:00 hours, the woman left home for her maize garden which is about two kilometres from her home and did not report back till on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at around 06:00 hours when the relatives started searching for her.
He adds that around 09:00 hours, it was when the woman was found in her maize garden while dead with a hoe beside her.
According to him, The matter was reported to Police who in turn rushed to the scene and the deadbody was taken to Balaka District Hospital for postmortem.
Mbumpha said autopsy on the body revealed that the cause of the death was cardiac arrest, secondary to hypertension.
