A referee in Malawi is facing murder charges after football players allegedly forced him to kill a member of the opposing team in southern Malawi.
The referee was overseeing a football match between two local teams, Billiat FC and Chilengo FC, in the town of Thyolo on Wednesday, when Chilengo FC players refused to accept the referee’s decision to invalidate a goal.
In the fight, the referee fled to a nearby house, which the players lit to smoke him out, according to the police report.When the referee ran out of the burning building, the players forced him to smack a Billiat FC player repeatedly with a stick, the spokesman said.
The player later died of his injuries in hospital.
“The referee turned himself over and is now facing murder charges.
The referee was overseeing a football match between two local teams, Billiat FC and Chilengo FC, in the town of Thyolo on Wednesday, when Chilengo FC players refused to accept the referee’s decision to invalidate a goal.
In the fight, the referee fled to a nearby house, which the players lit to smoke him out, according to the police report.When the referee ran out of the burning building, the players forced him to smack a Billiat FC player repeatedly with a stick, the spokesman said.
The player later died of his injuries in hospital.
“The referee turned himself over and is now facing murder charges.
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