Police is Ntchisi have confirmed of the death of man who was recently arrested for stabbing his brother to death and wounding his parents.

According to Ntchisi Police spokesperson Yohane Tasowana, the suspect identified as Edward Chatambalala died while receiving treatment at Ntchisi District Hospital.

Chatambalala, 41 was arrested for allegedly murdering his younger brother, Jericho Chatambalala, 24 at Chimtsekwa Village in Traditional Authority (TA) Chilooko’s area.

The suspect is said to have died few hours after his arrest on Tuesday.

Postmortem conducted at the hospital revealed that death was as a result of internal breeding.