Kabwata Police Station, received a report of a suspected murder from four juvenile males aged 10,12 and the other two 13.
All the juveniles are pupils at Kamwala South Primary School. They reported that while on their way to school and playing, they discovered the lifeless body of a schoolgirl wearing a Kamulanga Secondary School uniform. The body was found lying on the ground in a small bush of green grass behind a heap of blocks near Luckson Mapushi Police Post, within Kamwala South Secondary School premises. This incident is believed to have occurred between 1800 Wednesday and 09:00 hours Thursday.
Brief Facts:
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the deceased, identified as J/F Blessings Malekati aged 16 had returned home from school the on Wednesday 5th March at approximately 18:00 hours. She later changed into a pair of white plastic shoes (commonly known as bikiloni) and a maroon hood before being sent by her mother, Jane Mulenga, to purchase charcoal, sachets of water, and tomatoes from a nearby shop.
When she failed to return home within a reasonable time, her parents, Thomas Meleki and Jane Mulenga, began searching for her. Early Thursday morning, March 6,2025, they reported her missing at Maxwell Sibongo Police Post.
Upon visiting the crime scene, officers found the deceased lying on green grass, facing upwards. Her pants were slightly pulled down to her knees, and mucus was observed on her nose. The plastic bag containing the charcoal, sachets of water, and tomatoes was found nearby.
The body has since been transported to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Mortuary for postmortem, while investigations into the matter are ongoing.
The Zambia Police Service strongly condemns this heinous act and urges anyone with relevant information to come forward and assist in the investigation by reporting to any nearest police station.
Gone too soon, how monumentally sad. Fare thee well, young girl, and may your killers be found and get the Justice they deserve.
Laziness ans slowness in Zambia.
I never understood why Zambia Police never go out to search a missing person, but rather wait for someone to report a body?
That girl could have been found still alive if police had called for a search party with local residents.
May they find the devil that committed this terrible act and send it to hell. Death penalty must be brought back for such acts.
Better to re introduce the death penalty even if the belief is that it is barbaric. We can’t be feeding these monster killers for life in jail if found and jailed.
Reintroduce it and enforce it this time. This is very sad
I sincerely ask, what will be the benefit of the death penalty? Firstly, I sincerely believe that life in prison is more punishment than a death sentence, because one gets to live to regret, whereas the dead feel nothing. Secondly, the threat of hell does not make priests stop fornicating and dabbling in witchcraft, point being that greater punishment has never stopped or reduced crime. Thirdly, many countries will not extradite our wanted criminals because of that death sentence. Please do not insult me. I just wish to discuss.
Mucus around the nose = Murder ???
Is this the best we can do ???
Found behind some blocks ? is it not possible she went to relieve herself and had a siezure ?
seeing none of the groceries were taken.
this just highlights the useless police force we have who should have waited for a medical opinion
Ati pants slightly pulled down to the knees, from the waist to the knees is not slight… May the murderers of our child be found and treated both by the law and by the able inmates
Thats persumptious on your part and speculative. Let that are professional and competent speak to the facts.
There is no need going distant from the public to hide your nakedness in the cover of pitch darkness. She could have weeweed on or near the road. A little shift of the pant to one side and bending while still standing could have helped. Or are the bowels showing that she aimed to poop? She was not far away from home, so she could have hastened the pace to reach home sooner. Epileptic seizures are mostly accompanied by fluid from the mouth. Why was it only in the nose? Has she ever suffered from fits? All these are not characteristics of a seizure disorder. I see her dying so violently and crying relentlessly for help. I G
The sweet sixteen, Blessings, went to help a boyfriend relieve his craving behind a pile of bricks they normally use. Suddenly, a group of fluffies umbushed them, overpowered the lovebirds. The male dashed away. Then the junkies took turns at Blessings. The mucus oozing from the nose was due to use of a cloth infused with drugs to cover mouth that muffled the screaming preventing the nearby police from hearing sos shouts. The goodies she bought were intact because on the onset there was no fight or forced entry. IG
YOU all too quick to pass judgement on this unfortunate incident
there is no mention of foul play it only says pants down slightly
do you leave pants up when relieving yourselves ?
Unfortunately as always no follow up will be done on this case
so poor reporting and indeed poor comments
So said the kettle to the Pot? The irony of your earlier statement right?
If you got the Inspector Gadget’s report you wouldn’t talk about pants down or up. The girl was deflowered, molested and eliminated. All the answers are on the crime scene. And everyone is free to give own assessment. Stop calling comments you fail to understand as being poor.
I G.
Always jumping to conculsions no mention of foul play ALL suposition
Let Lt follow this up
Obviously everyone is entilted to there own opinion but why make a mountain out of a mole hill
No Tikki I concurr with IG. Read your first comment. Were you there at the sean to suggest that she may have had a seizure? No! That is presumptious of you as well as speculating.
As a Father to a young girl this really breaks my heart….just when did Zambians become murderers…this was unheard of when Kaunda was President..May her soul rest in peace….
Following the herd can often lead one astray, let a medical report come out
That is a better comment Tikki. Very good.
The’re two major types of investigations. Crime Scene and Forensic. What’s at the crime scene and the ensuing stories and theories all together are necessities to Crime solving. Let’s subject this matter to an inquests with available technology to pin the culprits before closure.
Does anyone remember Ruth Mbandu, who in death was buried without her face? I G
There are also 2 types of comments factual and speculative
One can only go on the one given by LT
Zambia is becoming a den of sadistic violent crime, the perpetrators are completely void of humanity. Heaven help us. The amount of murders being committed each day is horrible. Where is the humanity? The police are also not helping with their slow delivery of justice.
@2020 vision
30 years ago…a 16 year old girl being raped and murdered was unheard of….i really don’t know where our beautiful country Zambia is heading to…just like those young boys robbing a 55 year old hard working Truck driver along Chirundu road….these crimes used to happen in South Africa not Zambia….
Why are murder incidents on the increase? Is life treated as sacred?