Police in Kasungu have arrested a 26-year-old woman, Regina Chilamba, who has a mental illness, on suspicion of killing her mother.

Deputy police spokesperson for Kasungu, Miracle Hauli, has confirmed the development and identified the suspect as Regina Chilam,ba who committed the offence yesterday on 16 March 2025.

According to Hauli, the suspect became angry after her mother took away her child. The mother had intervened because Regina was beating the child for going to an uncle’s house, a place she was reportedly forbidden to visit.

Regina then struck her mother on the chest with a large stone, causing her to collapse. She was rushed to Bua Health Centre but was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Regina Chilamba who hails from Chiuli Village, in the area of Traditional Authority Njombwa, in the district, in police custody and she will soon appear in court to answer charges levelled against her.