A 29 year old man of Lundazi district in Eastern Province has committed suicide after he failed to settle personal debt.

The deceased identified as Shaba Chirwa 29, of Kalopa compound in Lundazi was found hanging in a tree in Lundazi’s main graveyard on December 21, 2024.

The incident occured on December 21, 2024 between 7:00 hours and 9:00 hours.

Confirming the development in an interview with ZANIS, Eastern Province Police Commissioner, Robertson Mweemba said that the deceased had gone on a drinking spree  the previous night. 

On his way back at the sister’s house where he was being kept and found a named man who was owing money waiting for him to collect his money.

It was then that his sister, Esther Chirwa advised the deceased to settle the debt  and desist from borrowing money for beer.

“The sister advised him to settle the debt he had but instead he resorted to breaking all the glass panes for the house saying she was not  supposed to come into the issue which she never knew anything about,” the police commissioner narrated.

The deceased sister threatened to report him to the police for perpetually damaging property in the home.

Upon hearing that, the now deceased person left home for an unknown destination and his body was later discovered hanging in a tree by the graveyard.

The deceased’s body has since been deposited at Lundazi District Hospital mortuary awaiting burial.