Police have arrested a 22-year-old Bouncer (door bouncer) of a named Bottle store located at Lumumba Bus Station area along Mumbwa road for the offence of Murder.
David Chishimba of Garden House compound in Lusaka is alleged to have caused the death of Mike Kalume aged 21 after a dispute at the named Bottle Store. It is alleged that the victim who was being prevented from leaving with a bottle of beer, was pushed and he fell hitting the tarmac with his head. He was rushed to Kanyama Level 1 Hospital where he was pronounced dead around 23:30 hours.
Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale says the incident occurred on April 25, 2023 around 22:00 hours
Mwale says the body of the deceased was deposited in the University Teaching Hospitals mortuary waiting for postmortem while the suspect is in Police Custody waiting to be formally charged.
And a 12-year-old girl of Chirundu District died after she was attacked by a crocodile on the Zambezi River where she had gone to fetch water with two of her relatives.
He says, Diana Siabeba, a grade 3 pupil at Kayuni Primary School was caught by the reptile as she was heading home after drawing water from River. She was together with her siblings when the incident happened on April 26, 2023 around 06:00 hours at Siaulembu area along the Zambezi River.
As they were leaving the point where they draw water from, her relatives reported that they heard noise behind them and later realised that the victim was missing, he said.
A search party was launched in the water and 40 minutes later, the victim’s body was retrieved. It was found with cuts on her left arm.
The body has been deposited in Mtendere Mission Hospital Mortuary waiting for postmortem and burial.