Police Arrest Village Headman and Five Others in Dowa Graveyard Tampering Linked to Albinism Case

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested Village Headman Khombera and five other suspects in connection with the tampering of the grave of Ms. Maunsamatha Zacharia, a person with albinism. The incident occurred at Khombera Village, T/A Nsakambewa in Dowa, where she was buried in August 2023. Her grave was desecrated on 12 January 2026.