A JUVENILE was on Wednesday morning found abandoned in the bush in Mazabuka District while tied to a tree with some pieces of clothes by suspected relatives.
The boy, who was suspected to be mentally-ill with his names yet to be known, was aged between 13 and 14 years.
Southern Province Deputy Police Chief, Milner Muyambango who confirmed the incident, said the boy was discovered in the bush in Magoye area.
Mr Muyambango said in an interview yesterday that the boy was found tied with some pieces of clothes to a tree by a passer-by between 10:00 hours and 11:00 hours on Wednesday.
He said that the passer-by, then took the boy to the Social Welfare department in Mazabuka where he was being kept.
“He was tied with some pieces of clothes and he was only discovered by a passer-by who later took him to the social welfare department in Mazabuka,” he said.
Mr Muyambango said that police suspect that the boy could have allegedly been left in the bush by suspected relatives.
He said police have instituted investigations and he appeared to members of the public to help trace the relatives of the boy.
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***** tell us your Ts and Cs you survive on otherwise my calculations are that you don’t need to advertise here if you are offering money.
This invitation sucks!!
Hey, Hee, This is extreme. This is why our Tonga bululus should stop laughing or abusing bembas when there is a theft case any where in the north. Should we also call them as savages that abandon children for the dead? No its not right. They are always bad individuals in any society.
God bless the child
Magoye love!!!
They’d rather keep keep a seriously ‘Denketed’ cow that take care of a mentally challenged relative!
Gosh, this is just so sad and inexcusable
Child abuse and abandonment is a problem in Zambia. I think that the harsh economic period 80’s – 2000’s caused so much suffering that people lost a lot of humanity. People were so dehumanised by the unprecedented suffering that we are now seeing some of the psychological damage done to people.
This is no ordinary cruelty, or base behaviour. If you think, about the frequency of teenage pregnancies and illegal terminations by ‘gym slips’ mums currently, it is clear to see this is a societal problem.
Gov’t has a lot to do in improving life conditions in Zambia. This article is a sad story. Proper Zambian culture does not condone the abuse of children. We must all agitate on this issue and see every child as our own to help struggling families.
God forgive us our…
God forgive us our sins and put more burden on our leaders to force the hand of wisdom onto them. Let your people be freed from these sins.
With the advent of the ‘global village’ issues, we do not have a ‘national culture’ as rigid as it was 40-50 years ago. So we ought to identify our role in shaping whom we are & our position in this huge platform. The issue of leaving an imbecile, moron or whatever, to die in the bush speaks beyond poverty but ruthless & heartless family decision. When found, they all must be made to bungy-jump with no strings attached.
My heart goes to this wonderful child of Jesus. God bless you
BR