Residents of a community were left shocked yesterday, after two young lovers, aged 12 and 16 were allegedly struck dead by lightening.
The victims of lightening
Two young lovers were on Monday, 15th of January 2018, killed by lightning at Mzondo Kachimbwinda, Lilongwe area of Malawi at about 6pm.
It was gathered that the deceased were in a relationship and were chatting in a maize field when rain with thunderstorm, started. Their bodies were discovered this morning, with signs of lightning.
The 12-year-old girl identified as Patricia Guwe, and the 16-year-old boy identified as Anderson Yohane, were standard 6 students at Dzenza Primary School.
Their parents reported the matter to the police and officers visited the scene and moved their corpses to the Kamuzu Central Hospital where medics confirmed that death was caused by lightning.