Police in Nchelenge District in Luapula Province have arrested a 62 year old woman for allegedly murdering her 61 years old husband.
Luapula Province Commissioner of Police Malcolm Mulenga confirmed the development to ZANIS in a statement.
Mr. Mulenga identified the suspect as Asa Kalumba and the deceased as Lazarous Chisanga all of Mutepuka village in chief Kambwali’s area.
He said police officers rushed to the scene after a tip off from the members of the public and found the deceased body at the backyard of the couple’s matrimonial home.
He explained that the body was fund a big wound on the stomach and it is suspected that a hot brazier was used. Police officers however suspect foul play.
He noted that the deceased was in the habit of drinking and observed that this could have angered the assailant who could have vented her fury on the deceased by burning him leading to his death.
Mr. Mulenga said Chisanga’s body is lying at Saint Pauls’ Mission hospital mortuary awaiting post mortem.
ZANIS
He explained that the body was fund a big wound on the stomach and it is suspected that a hot brazier was used. Police officers however suspect foul play.
Fund or found? please employ competent editors
Imprezza fibuba ba Lt katwishi noko basambilile night school
Can we ask our comrades to steal that body and send our doctor to carry PM and give us the results Natural causes
Ba LT, mwalosha mwisa at “Police however suspect foul play”? Has anyone talked about suicide here, or death by natural causes?
Imprezza fibuba ba Lt katwishi noko basambilile night school
It must be Man slaughter as she might have been sleep walking!
@Cindy
The headline reads: “62 year old woman nabbed for murder of her 61 year old husband”, and then one should say police suspect foul play!
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