Three juveniles in Chifunabuli district have been arrested and formally charged in connection with the murder of their 15-year-old friend.
The juveniles, all boys and aged 13, 12 and 13 years, are alleged to have beaten their friend for losing their hand made ball.
The arrests followed a postmortem conducted on the deceased at Lubwe Mission Hospital which revealed that the boy died from a head injury as he had a fractured skull.
Chifunabuli District Commissioner, Stanley Mukosa confirmed the arrest of the boys on March 04, 2026 after each one of them was cautioned in the presence of their parents and a Social Welfare Officer.
“All the three young suspects were summoned to Chifunabuli Police Station on March 04, 2026 where each was cautioned in the presence of their mother and a Social Welfare Officer in accordance with section 54 and 55 of the Children’s Code Act No. 12 of 2022,” Mr Mukosa explained.
He said the trio has been jointly charged and arrested for the subject offence of murder which is contrary to Section 200 of the penal code of the Laws of Zambia.
“In consideration of the seriousness of the offense alleged to have been committed by the trio, after formal arrest, they have been detained in Police custody awaiting court date,” Mr Mukosa said.
On March 1st, 2026 a report of suspected murder was reported to Police by a nurse on duty, at Lubwe Mission Hospital, after the body of the deceased boy was Brought in Dead by his uncle.
