A 40 year old man has committed suicide after murdering a 57 year old man in chief Mailo’s area in Serenje district.
Serenje District Police Officer Commanding Daniel Mseteka said William Chiwama 40, took poison and died after he was queried about the death of Handless Chibuye.
Mr. Mseteka told ZANIS in Serenje today that Chiwama and Chibuye were both of Nansala area in Serenje district.
He said the two men were together on December 24th but Chibuye was not seen the following day.
He said this prompted people to ask Chiwama about the whereabouts of his colleague.
Mr. Mseteka said Chiwama expressed ignorance about where Chibuye was but he later took Zinc Sulphate and died.
He explained that a search was then conducted and Chibuye’s body was found wrapped in a sack in a stream.
He further explained that the body Chibuye’s body had multiple injuries which indicating that the deceased could have been killed.
Mr. Mseteka suspected that Chiwama took poison because he killed his friend.
The two bodies are lying in Chitambo Hospital mortuary.
In a related development, a 47 year old man working for Lwimba Ranch in Chongwe district as a driver has died from suspected poisoning.
The man, identified as Stephen Phiri, is believed to have been poisoned on Sunday while drinking beer at a named nearby village.
Both police and a family spokesperson Vincent Zulu confirmed the death of Phiri yesterday to Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS).
M. Zulu said the deceased was discovered dead in his bedroom by his daughter early yesterday.
He explained that the deceased was on Sunday drinking beer with people who have not been yet identified.
Mr. Zulu further explained that when the deceased returned home around 18:00 hours, he complained of severe stomach pains.
He said the deceased’s children and neighbours gave him porridge and milk and went to sleep.
Mr. Zulu said the late Phiri’s wife was away in Lusaka and no one checked for the deceased in the night until the following morning when his daughter found him dead.
And police in Chongwe have since picked up the body of the deceased and taken it to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) for postmortem.
Meanwhile, workers at the ranch have called on police in the district to investigate the matter and bring the culprit to book.
ZANIS
Yaku tata…. Kumema serenje. What a horrible time to lose a loved one, worse still a bread-winner, & in such circumstances. Our hearts & prayers are with their families: May God give them the strength to endure……….
God help us, we are your children shading tears with pain in our hearts, show us the way, guide us and protect us. this is what devil can do.
Sad news. The man probably drunk very strong beer, like kacasu. Too bad anyway, for both cases.
Why take another persons life , these are the last days, twafwa ye tata,
Unnecessary loss of two precious lives.
therez a problem in mailo village in serenje that much i knw….dont blame pipo there blame the village.