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44-YEAR-OLD SON ALLEGEDLY KILLS HIS MOTHER

A 66-year-old woman has allegedly been murdered by her son in Milenge district.

Luapula Province Police Commissioner, Mwala Yuyi has confirmed the incident to ZANIS which happened on January 29, 2025 around 19:00 hours at Bweupe village in Chief Milambo’s area in Milenge district. 

Mr Yuyi has identified the suspect as Golden Kalaba ,44, and the deceased as Josephine Chilambe both from Bweupe village in Chief Milambo’s area.

Police indicate that reasons for the Killing are not yet known but that on the fateful day around 06:00 hours the deceased went to her farm within Bweupe village and returned home later around 16:00 hours. 

He explained that later around 19:00 hours her son, Kalaba, the suspect, went to his aunt’s house, Georgina Chama and informed her that his mother had died.

Ms Chama, who is the sister of the deceased, immediately rushed to the scene and found a lifeless body of Chilambe in her bedroom.

Mr Yuyi said Chilambe sustained a deep cut on her right ear suspecting a sharp instrument to have been used in the murder. 

Kalaba has since been arrested while the body of his mother has been deposited at Mansa General Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.

“We received a report at Mansa Central Police on 30th January 2025 around 21 hours from Eric Mwape of Bweupe village that Josephine Chilambe, a 66-year-old woman of the same village was murdered by her 44-year-old son using an unknown sharp instrument,” Mr Yuyi said.