In June this year, the girl was erroneously reported to have `resurrected` from the dead by a family in Masala but another family emerged and claimed that it was their daughter who had a mental condition and just strayed from home.
She was taken under State custody for two months until DNA tests showed that she belonged to the Gondwe`s, the second family that laid a claim.
The Mother, Ms Irene Gondwe said in an interview in Ndola yesterday that the family had decided to shift to Chambishi in Kalulushi to start a new life for the sake of the girl`s peace of mind.
Ms Gondwe of house number 0824 Mine Masala said her daughter, Mwaba Mwape, was doing fine although she had been isolating herself.The mother said she was isolating herself because some people refer to her as the girl who once died.
“She doesn’t leave the yard because she keeps hearing people refer to her as the girl who once died. This has led her to question whether she had died or not. Hence as a family we have decided to move to Chambishi so that we could all start over again,” she said.
She said the family would also get a school place for Mwaba at a Catholic institution to encourage her spiritual growth.
Ms Gondwe said Mwaba was however interacting well with the rest of the family members and a few friends that visited her
COUNCILA WORKERS NAMA PF PANGAS SEEM TO SUGGEST KILLING THE KID, WELL ITS A GOOD MOVE BY THE FAMILY TO RELOCATE THOUGH LT SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE LOCATION SECRET
Very unnecessary comments.
I knew from the start that this was a mental case for the girl involved and Zambians collectively who entertained the idea of the story being true.
Good move by family but they should have stayed mum about where they would be relocating to.
But i think, its wrong for the author of this story to reveal where the family is relocating!! The ghost will surely follow them to Chambeshi!! Hope they are just trying to confuse the enemy by mentioning Chambeshi when infact its not the actual destination!!
Ba Lusaka Times headline very misleading