Three family members and another unidentified man have died after being .
The incident happened on December 14 2022 around noon hours at Namalima Village in Traditional Authority Ngwerelo in Zomba.
The three family members have been identified as Luckson William, 30, Patricia Simon (age not advised) and a 10-month-old girl, Leticia Kondwani, who is daughter to Patricia Simon.
It is reported that the four deceased, who were coming from unknown destinations met their fate as they sheltered in an abandoned and dilapidated barber shop within the village.
The four dead bodies were discovered by one of the villagers who together with other villagers reported the matter to Jali Police Post.
Police officers rushed to the scene and found the four bodies lying dead .
The four dead bodies were taken to Zomba Central Hospital for postmortem examination and the results have shown that they died due to lightning.
Police in the district are therefore appealing to the members of the general public to seek shelter in good places to avoid similar incident.
