Police in Nchelenge District of Luapula Province have arrested a 24 yr old man for killing his one year, six month old niece in a rage after running out of relish on his plate.
The man, identified as Mike Mukalayi of Mukwakwa area, about 30 kilometers from Nchelenge Boma killed the infant around 14:00 hrs yesterday.
Confirming the incident to ZANIS, Luapula Province Police Chief, Auxencio Mbewe said Mukalayi was having lunch with his family and when he ran out of fish that he was eating with nshima, he demanded for more but he was informed that it had finished.
Mr Mbewe said upon hearing that the relish had finished Mukalayi went on a rampage and beat up his mother.
He said in the fracas Mukalayi picked up a log and smashed the head of the baby resulting in the infant sustaining a deep cut leading to the death.
Mr Mbewe said the accused has been remanded at Nchelenge Police Station and will appear in court on Monday.
He said the body of the baby is lying in St Paul’s Mission Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.
ZANIS
This man is a lunatic, a psychopathic reprobate who is not fit to dwell amongst civilised human beings. Judges, do your work and give it a life sentence or hang it up!
atase, where are we headed to guys?? awe ifintu tafiliwino guys.. awe speechless ine!
#1 Nine Chale
9/11 was an INSIDE JOB : Everything else is a Distraction, The BRAINWASHING of the people of the world.
As much as we may be all very angry with the outcome and i am not justifying this evil in any way, this is an effect of the poverty in our country . It could have been avoided if Zambia’s econmic system and resources were managed well. You can imagine if this family had enough food, enough income, and the systems in our country were working. Only God can save our country.
thats what people do when you have no gvt in place!
#4 I am thankful for Zambia… You are right. with poverty people tend to do whatever comes on the way, including these crimes. Sad thatan innocent child was killed.
#4 to #6 be serious. It is NOT government nor anyone else who is responsible for this. If this man is a psycho then it was just a tragedy. Otherwise he must feel the full weight of the law. Poverty in countries like India and China, where there is a shortage of land, is much worse than that in Zambia. Zambia is blessed with plenty of land and water, but people lack initiative. People are still having too many children. They also like to depend on others and fail to take responsibility for their own lives.
vey regretable situation, this guy does not deserve to live on earth, hang or shoot him in his ass. Poverty at its stance.
African men need to learn to put women and children first. A recent study in the Congo showed that during the civil war, fit men fled their villages, leaving women, children and old people behind. Contrast this with Bosnian men who organised themselves into millitias who fought to protect their women children and old people.
I agree with you Chitapankwa. This has nothing to do with govt. The guy may have been away the whole day drinking lutuku and smoking chamba, living the poor woman to do the man’s job of looking for food. At 24 yrs old a man in Zambia exists within a framework good enough to afford atleast one decent meal a day. Lazy chaps like this murderer contribute to our country’s woes.
Seriously, howz Govt. connected to this incident committed by a greedy and selfish psycho?
You get mad people even in rich countries so dont blame poverty. The majority of Zambians are poor so why dont we hear of such cases everyday? Dont tarnish the name of poor people this man is just a mad fool. Why didn’t he venge his anger on someone who could defend themselves?
Now …Really..This is outrageous.Mr Man should be punished accordingly.
Akuti njala ni kalombo…..
Hang this SOB. Is this for real?
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not  only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans {1:29-33}
Time has come, God knows he knew what exactly will take place.God forgive us our sins
Cage the chap. He should rot in prison.
life and living.
#7. Chitapankwa.. >>> We talk about the grassroot.. If this man is well paid like me how can he kill someone for relish????? that cos under €2… Last month we read about a man who killed his pregnant wife cos she couldn’t give him all the fish she cooked. Part of it was reserved for his mother in law but the man was provoked and killed her.. IF these people have more money, this thing could be embarrassing to them.
This lunatic should be headed to Chainama, then Mukobeko.
N’jala yenze ya mulikita mu fellla. Like the Bembas say, ” Wiponya choli ponyo mwana, pantu umwana tukafyalilapo umbi.”
STUPID BASTARD. That is always the case when a man gets overtaken by food. Real men eat less and work hard to provide enough food for the family. Killing an innocent child honestly over isabi Hmmmm thats shameful. You will surely die in prison.
Nsomba kuwama,kuchita kupailako mwana?.Which tribe is this Man coming from?
Let him rot in whatever hole u put him in….. what has 6mths baby have to do with fish??? he shud have just hang himself…. he can not provide for his family… I have run out of names to call him.
This particular case “MAY” be atributed to poverty, but really there could be other causes which may not be unknown to us, for instance, the state of mind is not disclosed to us. Whatever the case though, what he did lacks moral and legal justification and he must therefore face the wrath of the law. On the other hand, is it really true that poor countries have a higher rate of crime/murder than the affluent countries?
Evil in this world whats happening kanshi?
# 27 good question, find the answer at Rev 12:9-12
Insala nolubangula they do not work well together. That animal has to be kept away from society for the rest of its life as it has proved to be a danger. Its really a pity a that such kind of things continue happening!
(cannabis sativa) ichamba chaletelelo mwana zona………..deep sorrow………… you should check how you smoke that evil shit.:( may her soul rest in Gods eternal peace!
PURE KOLWESTAN BEHAVIOUR IAM NOT SURPRISED,MAN KILLS WIFE AFTA RAPING HER-KOLWESTAN,MAN KILLS PREGNANT WIFE-KOLWESTAN, HOW ABT THE SERPENT AT STATE HOUSE WITH CHILDREN ALL OVER ZED INCLUDING THE ONE WITH IN’GUTU SUBA IN L.STONE.AMUNISWALELE AIBE NIFOSIZE KONO ZENIBULEZI KINITI.
What the heck is going on in zed?!!..there is a lot of killing going on over very insignificant issues. Do these poeple know the value of life?!!pliz can we repent this nation will become satan’s headquarters.