Thursday, March 28, 2024

Nchelenge Man arrested for ‘boiling’ daughters hands over “Chisense”

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Police in Nchelenge district of Luapula province have arrested a 38 year old man for assaulting his eight year old daughter by boiling her hands with hot water.

Luapula province Police Commissioner Malcom Mulenga confirmed the arrest of Evans Mulenga Kaseke of Dyson Village in Chief Kambwali’s area in a telephone interview with ZANIS in Nchelenge today.

Mr. Mulenga said the culprit has been charged with two counts of child assault contrary to section 248(A) as amended by the Act number 15 of 2005 CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

He said Kaseke, on 28th August 2013, burnt both hands of his eight year old daughter Charity Mulenga and that of her sibling Benandicto Chileshe aged five using hot water.

He further said that the culprit was apprehended on 29th August, 2013 by the Community Crime Prevention Unit who handed him over to the Police at Nchelenge Station where he was formerly arrested and charged.

According to the police, the accused on the material date went to grind maize and on his return home found the children had eaten the relish popularly known as “Chisense” which was meant for lunch.

This angered Kaseke who prepared hot water and later dipped the hands of his children in the pot instantly ripping off their skin.

Mr. Mulenga said the assailant has been remanded at the Nchelenge Police Station and that he will appear in court soon.
Meanwhile, a 33 years old woman of Chienge district in Luapula Province has sought the indulgence of the police after she was allegedly expelled from her village by the village head person.

Monica Chabale of Lupili Village in Senior Chief Mununga’s area in an interview with ZANIS today said she has spent one month in the bush for fear of her life from village head person Lupili.

Ms Chibale said trouble started when her husband died and she remarried the deceased’s relative as per tradition.
However, she said village head person Lupili has accused her new husband of being a witch and expelled her from her house and warned her never to set her feet back or face lynching.

The woman who was found at the Nchelenge Police Station said she has suffered for the last one month and now wants the police to protect her interest and help her have access to her house.

10 COMMENTS

  1. “ The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Zambia as one of the top 10 most competitive economies in Africa for 2013“.

    Then you hear stories of desperate poverty jumping into your face like this!! wow! very sad and confusing

    • @ Ndobo…
      My first reacton after reading the heading was a bust of huge Laughter…… then immediately had to remind myself that this unfortunately is reality for some of our people, otherwise, chisense sure… i cant even remember how it looks like not that am boasting but shocked at how a parent wound do that their own blood over something valued at 2 Ngwee, some of these humans dont deserve to be other peoples parents!

  2. Just to put some of the readers in context. Nchelenge and Chief Kambwali’s area in particular is right on the shores of Lake Mweru in Luapula Province. One wonders if the chisense that was eaten by the children was the only relish that this cruel father had for the that day. What else does the man require for him to be able to sustain himself and his family (food security), if he cannot use the fruits of the lake, so to speak. Obviously, this guy is a total loafer, drunkard to the extent that he fails to fish from the waters that are on his doorstep, literally. Some people will blame the PF govt, honestly? Shame on this man, and please lock him up for a long time and his jail time should spent fishing for his family.

  3. Umwina Luapula na Chisense yakwe! This is sad. Somebody says Chisense if from Siavonga. I grew up in Saivonga and I can confirm that the species is purely Luapulan.

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