By Staff Writer
Police in Lusaka have arrested and charged a-38-year-old woman of Chawama Township in Lusaka for Murder, after stabbing to death her brother in law.
Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said that Catherine Sampa stbbed her brother in-Law for motives known to her.
Mr Hamoonga said the incident occurred on August 1, 2023, at around 22:55 hours in Chawama Compound.
He said brief facts of the matter are that a concerned neighbor heard noise from the suspect’s house who then rushed there, only to find the victim lying lifeless on the floor in a pool of blood with a deep cut on the neck.
Mr Hamoonga said he then reported the matter at Chawama police station, and officers followed up the report.
“After a physical check on the body, the victim was found with a deep cut in the neck, and no object was found at the scene of crime. The motive behind the killing is yet to be established,” he said.
He said the body has since been picked and deposited in University Teaching Hospital Mortuary awaiting Post-mortem and burial.
Mr Hamoonga said the suspect is in Police custody and will appear in court soon.
