Police in Mansa have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the killing of his nine months pregnant wife.
Luapula Division Deputy Police Commanding Officer, Muweswa Wakwinji confirmed the incident yesterday and named the suspect as Benjamin Mwela of Maambo Village in chief Matanda’s area.
Mr Wakwinji said Mwela is alleged to have murdered his wife Mwewa Mofya, 33, at their home after she allegedly shared some fish he had bought with her mother.
He said Mwela had on the fateful day bought some fish which he instructed his wife to cook but she reserved some for her mother who lives in the same area.
When Mwela returned home later in the evening, he demanded to be served all the fish including the one that had been reserved for his mother in law and when his wife refused to give him the reserved fish, Mwela got infuriated.
Mr Wakwinji said the two allegedly quarreled and Mwewa pushed his wife to the ground who started bleeding and died within a short time.
“According to his report, he pushed his nine month pregnant wife, after the two picked a quarrel over fish, and the wife fell and started bleeding from her vagina and later died in the house after a few minutes,” Mr Wakwinji said.
The body of the deceased is in Mansa General Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem to establish the cause of death and Mwela will appear in court soon.
And police are investigating two cases of arson that happened in Dasto and Sumbu villages respectively.
Mr Wakwinji said the arson cases occurred around midnight yesterday.
He said in the Dasto case, a house belonging to Edna Mpundu was set ablaze by unknown people but she managed to salvage a few things from the burning house.
Mr Wakwinji said the owner of the house, Edna, suspected her boyfriend’s wife torched her house after discovering that she (Edna) was having an affair with her husband.
He said property worth millions of kwacha was lost in the fire.
ZANIS
Shame man. He definately didnt mean to kill her. In such case you wish you can reverse the time
It sounds like an accident but the man is guilty anyways. I can’t imagine quarelling with my wife over food. To be poor is really a crime.
Isabi sure, can someone tell us, bushe nibangola or cisense? This man is crazy for real.
selfishness caused the death just for one fish some one has to die
Surely, there’s a better way to report this, I mean the bleeding from her” genitals “or “birth canal” could have sounded more appropriate. The man is foolish, and this is the part of the country where fish is abundant and the bastard behaves like a mad person!!!
That man is greed. Killing dear wife over fish. Some guys are dull, kill wife and unborn child. This is warning to those other husband who count relish, piece by pice, sugar is marked, cooking oil is marked according to levels. I have a Lozi brother who locks the fridge when he leaves home leaving the poor wife no access to food. Its grazy. A Tonga cousin who does not even show his wife the payslip and demands the wife surrender ATM with payslip to him every monthend and is proud to BOAT “I AM A TONGA BULL”. meanwhile majority of educated Tonga women are getting married to guys from the East and North as result of akaso by fellows from West and South. I habe alist and its endless. For more details contact the blogger on… The other day a newly wed Tongo graduate lady discovered was5th
This sounds to have been an accident. Too bad for this poor man.
Verdict: Man Slaughter and will serve 2 yrs imprisonment from date of arrest with hard labor.
Sad..
Too bad for Benja. treat ladies with care especially pregnant ones. Benja ukutemwa imilonge, think of your destiny now.!
Bane let us learn to treat our wives as equals in marriage, pregnant or not. Incidents such as this one could have been avoided.
#5 U start off so well, but then are all your wordz in the last sentence appropriate? It iz safer to give in and withdraw when faced with certain situationz. Poor man…, sad about the loss of life.
Wapaya Iwe mune, Iyo bwana teine. Too bad. This is one incident that will haunt the man, accident or not and over what…….fish!
eish i feel for the man, it seems he didnt mean to kill her but it will haunt the man for the rest of his life
Inequity or one-sidedness at play due to imbalances in character. Shame.
attempts to smire filfy on the Mighty pipo of South & West by # 6 Chap wont help…! South and West pipo ar realistic ,wise pipo who can’t be moved by cheap pretence typical of luapula & north fellows which unfortonately now drives them to rampat theft and criminality like case at hand. Be real and lead genuine life you niggas.
#5 Its guys characters like Sobongo Kibanda waba Kabwa who beat the hell out of women. I know these characters from Kasempa, Solwezi and Mufumbwe. They even count pieces of meat in the pots. I know one character who is holding a high post in GRZ. He only lives with his wife and children at his home not even his mother is welcome. He books relatives visiting him in guest houses. He goes about even with female close relatives. The other time I was in Solwezi, the place is time bomb. The only commodity that any adventurous person would easily access at a lito cost is “SEX” Its all over. The civic leaders and politicians are not doing enough to reduce the trade. In terms of activity it may compete with Livingstone. Try to venture there if you can’ SOLWEZI KIMABANGA” is catch word
What is this world going to, God help us
Dont you really think this is the impact of the high poverty levels amongst Zambians? In Luapula province 80% of the population cant even afford three meals in a day. But govt is busy fighting journalists, the church and NGOs instead of reducing poverty amongst the citizenry. This is not even a case of the country going to the dogs, it is a classic case of the dogs coming to the country.
LT IS A BIASED INDEED..NOW WE KNOW YOU THE PIPO WHO BREED ANACHY IN THE NATION THRU YOUR BAISED PUBLICITY.YOU ALLOWA COMMENT # 6 TO ATTACK INNOCENT SOUTH & WEST PIPO AND DELETE A REPLY THEREON.TO HELL WITH YOUR LT.
I think the man had toomuch duger in the head.now he has lost 2 things his wife and himself in chains.
Its Friday most guys wont have time with their families. JUST BE DRINKING WHILST OTHERS ARE LIVING THEIR HOMES TROOPING TO WELCOME THOSE WHO WENT FOR WORK. MWASEBEZA BWANJI? MEANING HOW MUCH HAVE RAISED FOR TODAY’S BUZI. THAT HOW WE GET ON PER ZED. I WILL BE LEAVING FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO TAKE HERBS TO BEN TETA AS SUPPLEMENT FOR SPECIALIZED TREATMENT. ACCORDING TO LEZA MBABULA THE MAN HAD HIS BODY DISMEMBERED AND HIS MAJOR BODY ORGANS SUCH AS KIDNEY, LUNGS, HEART, TONGUE,EYES, MPUNO WERE EXAMINED 1X1 INCLUDING INTWANIKANI AND THEY DOCTOR CERTIFIED THEM FUNCTIONAL. AS I RESULT I AM IN ADDITION GOING TO SMUGGLE FOR KA KWIVWETA MEANING KABULANGETI JUST TO SUPPLEMENT PAERMANENT ARRANGEMENT. PA SOUTH THEY MAY GRAB WHILST IS HOSPITALISED. ANY ROSES FOR GETWELL SOON DROP AT ZNBC C/O OMONDILA…
Meantime Teta’s Lunda speaking wife had difficulties in communicating with staff at the Hospital and went into depression on seing her husband’s major organs being examined one by one. Staff at Zambian High Commission were contacted and this relayed to Kabinga Pande. A check in Solwezi failed to find a replacement for wife. At last a suitable replacement was found in the name of Selumuka Nyayifwanda, a cabinet materail. Teta aoke from his bed upon seeing aged Selumuka and exclaimed “WUJI NAKUKEBA KA ?” meaning “WHAT DO YOU WANT? Selumuka responded in affirmitive that her mission 1. If the worse happened which mandamanda would he prefer Chinese harmmer or open van. 2.List of guests. To inslude Masebo as Mistress of ceremonies 3. Miko as Kadangu (Chief mourner) RB is GRZ guest speaker…
Man You are göne !! Bu short hand bwakupeleka ku sogolo! Wooo,….., whoooawo !! Nsomba.
Awe, pushing the pregnant wife is not the major cause of this homicide… This Benjamin Mwela assaulted his wife and can’t just admit it to the public…. And all this, because of one spare ‘FISH’…..
What type of pushing kills a woman like that? There is something fishy about this death. When a pregnant woman is pushed on the ground or floor, it is the baby in the uterus that is going to be affected. How did this woman suddenly start bleeding per vagina and die within a short time? Does it mean the uterus (womb) suddenly burst hence the bleeding? It is unfortunate that the postmortems in Zambia are performed by unqualified medical officers, I mean unqualified to carry out a post mortem. The police officer is telling us rubbish and this explains why they do not do proper investigations. This woman was not supposed to reserve fish for her mother without approval of husband. She did not buy that fish and husbad wanted to eat. would she have reserved for her mother in law? No. MHSRIP
Send that Tubulu to jail for double murder.Elo kutemwa sabi. In good olden days they would ask him to cook the body of his wife and eat it in public.That was African justice not this weatern mockery some has done something and you re sure but they still call them suspect. like Chiluba,Chungu, Kapoko and the like…..
In the African system they are no suspects…Kabolala ni kabolala ,That fool is a cold murderer.weather it was just a slight push,.Since he killed his wife for fish ,let him eat raw fish until he dies too……
let that greedy bustard rot in jail,he is so heartless!!!!