Thursday, December 19, 2024

Police suspect suicide in Mabenga’s daughters death

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Michael Mabenga

Police are still carrying out investigations into the cause of Gladys Mabenga Chitika suspicious death. Mrs Chitika who was MMD national chairperson Michael Mabenga’s daughter was found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A family member who sought anonymity said Mrs Chitika was found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning, in her bathroom.

“She was just discovered dead in her bathroom by some family members, we suspect that she could have been beaten by her husband,” she said.

Mr Chitika was arrested on Sunday to assist the police with investigations into the death of his wife.

Police Deputy Spokesperson, Ndandula Siamana said it could not be ruled out that Mrs. Chitika committed suicide.

She, however, stressed that police was still carrying out investigations in the matter to establish the cause of death.

Ms Siamana said Police would issue a comprehensive statement once the cause of death is established.

“For now I can only confirm that the incident was today reported at Chilenje Police but we are yet to establish the real cause of death although some un-confirmed reports suggest that she committed suicide” she said.

The body of the deceased has since been taken to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH).

Mr Mabenga who is Lands Deputy Minister was unable to give details of what led to the death and only said the funeral of his daughter was being held at his residence in Lusaka.

75 COMMENTS

  1. Zambia is a big endless circus, and the Clown at center stage is RB
    yesterday this same story was narrated quiet differently,24hrs later its a new twist,you just dont know what to expect from Zed,whatever it is be assured that its never going to be good news,,,,we are so docile,hopeless and just quiet an embarrasment to human nature

  2. #3 GROW UP WHAT HAS THIS STORY GOT TO DO WITH RB. ONLY SIMPLE MINDS CAN RUN ALONG WITH YOUR WARPED THINKING. THIS IS TYPICAL OF PEOPLE WITH SHALLOW AND NARROW MINDS LIKE PF BLIND CADRES.

  3. # 3 It’s un Zambian and Un African to talk like that! When we lose a life it’s the whole nation that loses.
    M.H.S.R.I.P

  4. I have personally helped somebody at the near point of committing suicide in fact it happened last month. This girl was dumped by his sugar daddy and she thought to her self that she was finished coz this man used to faint for her in terms of Rentals and all. She called me that she was not felling alright and I drove there coz she happened to be my freind. Upon reaching I found her gasping for a break and only gave me a number for her mum.

  5. #7 Modus
    whats so unzambian about my comment!
    as for you @ #6 PF UPND fimo fimo, maybe you should grow up first,what makes you think anyone who is against RB is PF

  6. I called the mum and that’s how she came by then I had taken her to hospital and we met there. Luckily enough she was attended to by hospital staff and advised the mother to counsel her and take her home.
    I imagined what could have happened if this lady died coz my last number which was dialed was mine so I stopped communicating with her. Yesterday she called me and said she is going back to stay with her mother coz that man never even minded seeing her or finding out what really happened.

  7. All I can say is that ladies and gentlemen before you make a wrong decision try first to seek God first and consult with people who are around you. Look at what mistake this girl would have done to her and the family and the country as all. There is no problem too big with God humble your selves before the Lord.

  8. I pity the husband for being arrested. ZP please investigate before you arrest someone. Am sure it was a case of uzakamba kusogolo. Even if they suspect the husband they have to first investigate once they are satisfied with the investigation then you arrest. I think Mabenga ordered the police to arrest without even knowing what was happening.

  9. # 10 The problem in Zambia is that even people who supposed to be Lead wants to be Politician that why we are undeveloped development doesn’t mean roads, buildings, schools etc. But also means the development of the brains upstairs which people like you are not up to date.

  10. hahaha Modus,you had to narrate the whole story innit,,,very good man,continue giving her that shoulder to cry,what would she do without you man!!!
    Back to the issue
    Only yesterday it was reported that the police had picked up the husband to help with investigations,and it was crudely suggested that the husband could have beaten her to death coz the neighbours heard screams coming from the house,24hrs later the police are suspecting suicide;surely,what kind of investigations have they carried out within such a short time,no postmortem or any forensics carried out,quiet a stinking RAT!!! Mabenga (mr CDF),Chitika Mulobeka,all mmd,why complicate their lives when things can be swept under the carpet,who cares,let the dead sleep,they cant talk can they!!!

  11. #15 Modus
    read through your comment again at #15,its not making sense,if thats what you mean by brain development,im afraid i would rather stay the way iam,from that comment only,its clear that you are a retard,development of the brain hahahah,elo lwanya

  12. I happen to be a friend of the family and have been at the funeral house since saturday. The deceased was found loosely tied to a window in the shower with her legs kneeling on a wash-basin that had been turned upside down. She did not have any suicide sides like popping eyes, frost, poping tongue etc, instead she had blood coming out of her mouth, a broken jaw and broken ribs. Whats more bizzare, her inlaws (led by her sister inlaw Elizabeth Chitika) swept and mopped the master bedroom and took away the beddings before the deceased’s relatives arrived at the scene. The previous night, the couple has fought (confirmed by their dependants and neighbours who heard a lot of thumping noise all night). Nobody commits suicide in a kneeling position hanging from a window less than 1.5m long

  13. RED CARD-Smoothcriminal
    You are a frustrated little feeble-minded chap.With your bitterness and I wont be shocked to hear news from Australia that you have committed suicide.

  14. #5 I failed to connect your name to the good advise you have given us. It’s like we are comfortable with the silly names we have given our selves.

  15. # 18 Thanks for that infor it’s like we are made to believe she just committed suicide so there is more than meets the eyes.

  16. #19
    You dont know me so you wouldnt know if i committed suicide would you now! Are you always so stupid or is today a special occasion? go eat some onions

  17. # 17 its clear that you are a retard hahahahaha
    first time to hear such a person hahaha
    retard means
    1. hold back
    2. hold up
    3. slow down
    4. delay
    5. check
    6. hinder
    7. impede
    where do you put me?

  18. I am sorry but I must express my disgust for the blogger RED CARD-Smoothcriminal. He/she has been so inconsiderate on this news that it is disgusting.

    Smoothcriminal would just like to spread his/her bitterness and arrogance on this blog and not show remorse for the disgusting posts he/she has made on this thread. It is shocking that someone would make posts like that, following the death of a human being.

    It is even more disgusting that someone would pour more salt on the emotional wounds of those that are hurting. I have taken all the respect I had for the blogger Smoothcriminal and I have thrown it in the garbage.

    You sir/madam need Jesus.

  19. # 19
    Spare RED CARD he needs Jesus Christ even some of these blog names you name your selves you must be very very careful with them you might end up committing suicide.

  20. so if it’s really suicide then it goes to show that even if you come from an influential family you can still have problems that can keep you so depressed to the point that you commit suicide. I thought every one wants to be rich so they can be happy and be free from problems?!!! Alas, it’s not the case.

  21. Iwe ka Mr capitalist
    respect is earned, kansi you had respect for me,i earned it and rightly so, do yourself a favour,go jump off a cliff; they say cream rises to the top,so does the SCUM
    now can you show me anywhere in my posts where i have poured any scorn on the death of this woman,or indeed where i have disrespected the bereaved

  22. # 25 it’s like most of the guys who joined Lusaka Times mid-way missed it’s intentions and aspirations. I look forward to a time when postings will be reflected on the walls of people within your social networking like facebook.

  23. #18, have you read the news properly? no foul play involved in the death of this lady…police is now trying to investigate the cause of suicidal death. the question hanging in the inquest of the police and other investigators is,’what precipitated the suicidal death of the chairman’s daughter, married to an opposition members relative’? could it have originated from her work place….maybe she was promised by the father to be PS at MIBS? even to check her credit card whether she had financial prblms or some sort of strange suicidal attempts happened before..her recent state of mind is vital this time.
    Alot of issues are been looked at this time..and stop halluciating my dear blogger #18

  24. # 28 We should lead a life of Prayer the devil is always on a look out so that he destroys the weak. READ YOUR BIBLE. With or without riches you can be tempted to commit suicide. We need J.C.

  25. #24 Modus
    Retard-A person born with a mental condition and therefore has to work a million times harder to be able to do simple things (such as learn and communicate) quote urban dictionary

    thats exactly where i put you

    try slitting your wrists,it will lower your blood pressure young man

  26. I have told you before that you need Jesus Christ and you have refused. If you were born a retard as you put it ( using your retard urban dictionary ) it’s not my problem.

  27. #35
    Simumvela mudala mwanisekesa ati” ….retard urban dictionary”

    Now to the topic
    MHSRIP.Let the truth come out.If it was suicide,leave the hubby in peace and if its the GBM way which caused the death,then the law has to visit him.

  28. # 35 Up to now you can’t even say MHSRIP you just have to be told no wonder you are a retard ( from your urban dictionary). Anyway, we come from different back grounds coz not even my 8 year old son can call himself a RED CARD-Smoothcriminal before thinking about it so strongly.

  29. Dear bloggers, just spare yourselves some sanity over RED Card Smoothscum or something like that.
    There is usually only one or two such people in a million, so they are managebale and I am sure that we can live with that.

  30. Modus,
    read through your comments before you hit the submit button
    I’ll respect you only coz you have a son,otherwise you lack intelligence,does it make you any hollier if you said MHSRIP, riding the moral high horse

  31. As for the sad death of the poor lady (MHSRIEP), I hope that the Police can conclude the investigations soon and reduce the scope for speculation by fertile minds, a.k.a. rumour mongers.

  32. # 39 & # 42 I can understand you only if I was a lunatic but nay. What does saying a word like sorry mean to you? You haven’t shown me any intelligence in your blog! You have just been wraffling! Just refresh your earliest posting and reflect on that and see where you have ended if there are any morals of intelligence you have shown. I don’t even know why some of you people like that even see a new day when you can’t show sympathy on the dead.
    If that’s what intelligence is all about then am not but like you. You can make a pact with your freind ELECTION but there are no elections here but a life that has been lost. Anyway, we come from different homes.

  33. Please lets stick to the story. I was getting excited with some revelations. These amazing bloggers might solve this mystery before our cops do.

  34. Lots of people died when Mabenga stole CDF funds. The valley of the shadow of death has no segregation, only has different ways it visits its victims, This is its way of visiting this thief called Mabenga. I am not going to shed a single tear, not even a crocodile one for the pain he is going through.

  35. I grew up with this girl in Mongu sometime back, we used to call her Loketo.I guess if she did not stop her behaviour, maybe they fought and the husband did not mean to kill but just happend.Sorry friend, MYSRIP till we meet again, Loketo bye bye………….

  36. No 3 very dull indeed, what does RB has to do with this. Don’t include us in your statement just say that you are so docile,hopeless and just quiet an embarrassment to human nature

  37. #10 RED CARD-Smoothcriminal- True, I hate the MMD kwati ni nsoka, but I dont belong to any political party. Acually I can rejoin the MMD if all the CLOWNS left the party whether in power or not. Just imagine even a jackal like William Banda holding a position in our once beautiful movement. Back to the subject, people appear not to symphathise with the situation because of the people involved in this other wise very sad event.

  38. # 50 What if Mabenga ( senior ) gave his life to Jesus and still fills that he is a thief and still puts the same grudge on a daughter, what do you gain. Death is Death. Just feel sorry for the family and it doesn’t cost you anything. It is Un African ( Ubuntu ) as I said before and it is wrong as a People in the eyes of God.

  39. ala marriage must be based on love just like jesus loved the church. nowadays it is based more on material things than love as a result the devil is having a leeway in it easily through such things such as cars buy one for plot 1, houses one for plot 2, money to splush any how.

  40. burial has been postponed because the deceased’s relatives have disputed the postmoterm which was carried out by the deceased’s husband’s uncle Dr Musonda and elizabeth chitika’s son who is a student doctor at ridgeway campus. The deceased’s relatives claim that a doctor they has chosen to be present at the post mortem was not allowed entry and the postmortem results say it was suicide even though the deceased had broken ribs, a broken skull and jaw

  41. Its sad a life was lost.

    But then again these are the people who were enjoying CDF…u reap what you sow…sumuona imwe ati most of these politician’s children are suffering or dieing coz their parents stole…Castro chiluba, Chilufya sata, another chiluba dota braiding harin in UK for a living, 2 of Cristo tembo’s children died….and the list is endless…Zambia are crying and dieing every day…you cant steal from the poor…that why bizzare stuff is happening

  42. #50 bauze ngozi…….while i agree with you that mabenga is viper, a bad man and a thief. we cannot say the same about his daughter. i never heard of her being implicated in any scandal, and i don’t think you did. we cant be celebrating the death of a daughter because of fathers sins. why? because the bible says everyone is responsible for his or her own sins. Am sorry to say this, but i find your comment to be so harsh and unacceptable. we need to a people that will do others as we would want others to do us.

  43. #59. so are they going to carryout there own postmoterm somewhere. what are they trying to do next? they should left the soul of the departed rest instead of subjecting it to rounds of check-ups. which doctore can give a fake result. They are just behaving like cadres…… I hear there were party chitenges at the pope square for whatever reason non one knows.

  44. #59. so are they going to carryout their own postmoterm somewhere. what are they trying to do next? they should left the soul of the departed rest instead of subjecting it to rounds of check-ups. which doctore can give a fake result. They are just behaving like cadres…… I hear there were party chitenges at the pope square for whatever reason non one knows.

  45. Not long ago Sata’s son Chilufya jr. was discovered dead and stinking 5 days on in his bedroom under the roof of one Michael Sata’s Rhodespark house just 2 bedrroms seperated from his father’s master bedroom.Drug addicted Chilufya was found with his hands on his pennis and some dry semen on his laps and matress side. Was this because Sata was involved in Chilenje Merzaf flats scandal or Avondale housing project? Did inherently brainless sadists like RED CARD-Smoothcriminal.

  46. #50 bauze ngozi,

    Not long ago Sata’s son Chilufya jr. was discovered dead and stinking 5 days on in his bedroom under the roof of one Michael Sata’s Rhodespark house just 2 bedrroms seperated from his father’s master bedroom.Drug addicted Chilufya was found with his hands on his pennis and some dry semen on his laps and matress side. Was this because Sata was involved in Chilenje Merzaf flats scandal or Avondale housing project? Did inherently brainless sadists like RED CARD-Smoothcriminal.

  47. #50 bauze ngozi & RED CARD-Smoothcriminal,

    Was Chilufya Sata’s bizzare death in his father’s house justify anything and trigger your similar celebration because his father was a culplit in the Chilenje Merzaf flats project and Avondale?

    Sadistic as you are you kids are hurting yourselves and not those you hate. More also without opening up to Jesus, you will miserably die failed souls without a purpose. You have surrenderedd to hatred, lies, bitterness, witchcraft and self defeat in life. All evil spirits have found sanctuary in you with dominion. Yours will remain a divinely closed door life encounter until like Saul on the road to Damascus you meet Jesus.

  48. TOO BAD OVER THE TRAGEDY,MY CONDOLANCES TO THE FAMILY.POLICE MUST INVESTIGATE FULLY. HOPE THE HUSBAND IS FOUND NOT GUILTY IN THIS MATTER.THE POLICE MUST NOT ARREST SOMEONE ANY HOW.THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUND SUFFICIENT PROOF BEFORE ARRESTING THE HUSBAND,WHAT IF THE HUSBAND IS FOUND TO BE INNOCENT IN THE END.HIS REPUTATION WOULD BE AT STAKE.& THE POLICE WILL NOT BE ABLE BRING HIS REPUTATION BACK, ALL THEY MIGHT SAY IS JUST SORRY.

  49. Hey pipo hold your fire broken ribs can`t rule out suicide as a possible cause of death.Ribs can get broken even from acts as simple as repititive trauma e.g severe and prolonged coughing spells, and the final result is that those broken ribs can punture into blood vessels or internal organ leading to bleeding.Let us wait for the final report before coming to conclusions.There might be more to it than what meets the eye.

  50. Mabenga was on TV saying the Doctors acted to disadvantage the family by reporting otherwise – suicide. Does it mean Doctors’ reports should always report in our favour? I don’t understand…………

  51. The Zambians should know that Mr Mabenga over reacted over his dotas death. He knew that Maketo’s behaviour after taking castle was uncontrollable. Can Mr Mabenga tell the Zambians that there are study rooms at Lazymen Clinic (Bar) in Chilenge where Maketo was seen drinking beer from about 17 40hs to 21 30 hours prior to her death (Friday evening). Why is Mr Mabenga in denial, death is painful in whatever way it comes but as parents we know how our children carry themselves under the influence of alcohol. This is not the first time that Maketo attempted suicide and the Mabenga famly know this. The truth is she took her life. The truth will take time to be known especially that the police have been intimidated. This case has turned political but eventually the truth shall come out.

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