Lusaka housewife allegedly killed six people, police say

POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says that the number of bodies that were discovered in unfinished house on Monday Lusaka’s Chalala area is six and not five as earlier reported.

In a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday, Hamoonga says the deceased have been identified as Albert Mwanza whose head was chopped off and found in completely smashed in a dish.

Among other deceased include a female juvenile Martha Mwanza aged 7, female juvenile Blessing Mwanza aged nine months all children of late Albert Mwanza, male juvenile Brian Banda aged 12, and Amos Banda whose age is not yet known.

“We picked up three suspects identified as Jenipher Mwansa who is the wife of deceased Albert Mwanza, Susan Chinfwembe and a female juvenile aged 15 years,” Hamoonga said.

Two survivors, a female juvenile aged 10 and a male juvenile aged eight were found tied and confined in the same room with the deceased persons’ bodies.”

Hamoonga says the surviving juveniles have since been picked by relatives.

“The bodies were buried after conducting an Autopsy on Monday,” says Hamoonga.