The Lusaka High Court has today heard that fingerprints lifted from the vehicle of murdered Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Director General Guntila Muleya matched those of one of the suspects, Samuel Dokowe.
This is according to scenes from Crime Officer Victor Shamapango, who testified before Judge Vincent Siloka that the vehicle in question, which was abandoned, is a brown Toyota Prado, registration number BAL 5763.
Mr Shamapango narrated that on July 26th, 2024, he was assigned by his supervisor to go to Chawama compound where there was an abandoned vehicle at G and SOS garage.
Mr Shamapango testified that he took photos of the vehicle and collected fingerprints from the door handles, windows and steering wheel using specialised equipment and powder, then saved the images on a memory card and sent the samples to a lab for analysis.
He stated that forensic analysis confirmed a match between the lifted fingerprints and those of accused Samuel Dokowe.
Mr Shamapango notified the Investigating Officer, who subsequently arrested four suspects, including Dokowe, in connection with the case.
This was during a continued trial today.
This is a case where four men are accused of killing Mr Muleya on July 23, 2024, a day before he was reported missing.
The suspects are police officers M’thusani Dokowe, Alex Zulu, Samuel Dokowe and IBA accountant Francis Chipyoka.
Mr Muleya was found dead in Njolwe area, Chongwe, on July 24, 2024 by a passer-by.
