Central Province have arrested the South African national who was steering the boat that capsized on Poosa Dam and claimed the lives of six pupils.
Central Province Commissioner of Police, Joel Njase, has confirmed the arrest of Lew Stern, 28 in an interview with ZANIS in Kabwe.
Mr. Njase said Stern was arrested on Tuesday and has been detained at Serenje Police Station.
He said the suspect has been charged with two counts under the Inland Water Shipping Act for dangerous or reckless navigation, causing death and failing to provide life jackets to the number of people that were on board respectively.
On February 16, this year, six pupils aged between 9 and 14 of Poosa Primary School drowned in a dam at Kachipapa farm in Serenje District.
What was this man doing with these kids? This is a child s.e.x. molester. The police should not stop at investigating the accident.
Uluse lwalile nkwale.
He had good intentions to help kids.
Weak back bone Nostradamus as usual with the inferiority complex.
The article has some missing information. Who is this SA? Is he a teacher? What was he doing with the kids? Why was he with them in his boat? Where were they headed? Regardless of his intentions, good or bad, he still needs to be charged with manslaughter. Because he’s supposed to know that you cannot have people in your boat who have no life jackets on.
FORGIVE HIM ONLY 6 KIDS DIED YET MAZYANDU BUS HAS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PIPO , BUT THIS WHITE MAN ONLY 6 THEN U WANT TO PUT HIM IN JAIL?