Police in Nkhotakota have confirmed two separate incidents of suicide involving a 21-year-old man and a 12-year-old schoolgirl, occurring on consecutive days under tragic circumstances that authorities say remain unclear.

According to Andrew Kamanga, publicist for Nkhunga Police Station, Blessings Mlowoka, 21, left his home on the morning of 26 November to drink alcohol. He later returned around 9:00 PM in the company of friends, who witnesses allege were pressuring him to repay borrowed money.

Kamanga explained that Mlowoka told his wife he wanted to sleep alone in their bedroom that night. The following morning, 27 November, his wife discovered he had taken his own life by hanging from the roof of the house.

In a separate incident on the same day, Jean Kalirani, 12, a Standard 6 learn

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