By Jones Gadama
Police in Dowa have arrested a well-known Lilongwe-based Bishop in connection with the gruesome murder of a 31-year-old FDH Bank employee.
The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Bishop Medran Chirwa of Fountain of Victory Church in Lilongwe.
Chirwa is alleged to have murdered Tathokoza Salimu, whose body was discovered on September 21, 2026, inside a black Subaru Impreza registration number BZ 21709 at Chinkhota Village near Tatolonga Bridge along the Dzaleka – Dowa Boma Road.
According to police, Salimu was found lying in a pool of blood with a deep wound on the neck.
Police recovered her driver’s licence, smartphone, FDH Bank teller identity card and other documents from the vehicle. A postmortem examination established that she died from a penetrating neck injury consistent with a gunshot wound.
Dowa Police has confirmed the arrest and said investigations are continuing to identify and arrest other suspects who may have been involved in the murder.
Bishop Chirwa, who comes from Kachaka Village, Traditional Authority Wasambo in Karonga District, is expected to appear in court soon to answer a murder charge.
