A 22-year-old man Junior George is in Police custody in Lilongwe for allegedly murdering 50-year-old Frank Banda in the District following a dispute over money they received from a piecework.
According to Deputy Public Relations Officer for Lilongwe Police Khumbo Sanyiwa, the incident occurred during the night of 23 to 24 October 2026, at Bingu Ng’oma Village in the area of Traditional Authority M’bwatalika in the district.
Sanyiwa said that the suspect and the deceased had jointly undertaken a piecework assignment, with K118,000 as agreed payment, but on the day of the incident, Banda reportedly told George that their employer had paid him K70,000 to share between them.
“A disagreement on how to share the money allegedly escalated into a fight that resulted in Banda’s death, after which George reportedly fled the scene but was latter arrested him at Mpingu Trading Centre, where he was allegedly hiding”. Said Sanyiwa
According to Sanyiwa remains of late Frank Banda is still at Kamuzu Central Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Junior George is expected to appear in court soon to answer a murder charge.
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