A six year old boy of Serenje has been burnt to death in an inferno that swept through the house he was sleeping in.
Police in Serenje confirmed the incident to ZANIS and said the remains of the boy have since been taken to Ika hill cemetery for burial after certification at Serenje District Hospital.
The police sources said the mother of the boy, Lillian Changwe 20, is being held to help with investigations on the causes of the inferno.
It is alleged that Changwe left the boy alone in the house and went on a drinking spree.
In an interview with ZANIS, Changwe denied allegations that she left a burning candle in the house. She said Leonard was the only child she had.
Changwe expressed surprise at how the house caught fire as she did not leave any fire there.
A neighbour, Gloria Lungu, said she was awoken by some noise from people who noticed the house burning around 01:00 hours yesterday.
Ms. Lungu told ZANIS that when she came out of her house, she found people trying to put the fire out but unfortunately the roof collapsed.
She explained that some people heard the boy, Leonard, calling for help when the house just started burning.
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Jesus have mercy on the poor boy
may his soul rest in peace
Poor little thing!
M.H.S.R.I.P [-o<
Sad story. MHSRI
abigail, what country’s flag is that?
So the mother was 14 years when she gave birth birth to this boy. Most likely she was 13 when she became pregnant. These are consequencies of early pregnancy and teenager abuse. Let the police leave that woman to mourn her son because they do not have facilities to detect when that candle was lit.
This is sicking , how could she leave her little one home alone and go on a drinking spree ?.Lock her up and throw away the keys .MHSRIP.
How does a mother’s leave a 6 yr old alone and go freaking out? I have no words. RIP little boy.
#2 the country flag is Ukraine. About the boy, God loves little children. RIP
Ukraine, wow! Seems Zedians are spread all over across the globe. Thanks Afreakan.
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My heart aches when I read such news. May his soul rest in peace. He who gives also takes away. God you know it all.
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It should not necessarily be a problem at LT. I am using a company PC now and the thousand Euro Licence Antiviurs Prog of my company detects nothing.
Happy easter bane. Sad story indeed. The mother of the deceased boy is still young, no wonder her reasoning capacity is still low. I guess she has been in the habit of putting the boy to sleep so she could go out and socialize
No Stripper, maternal instinct is present at any age … or at least it should be.
Hey! This isn’t my country flag!
What! Do you still use the “vierkleur” for South Africa?
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