March 15, 2024 –
A 42-year-old man of Kanyama compound has been charged and arrested for the murder of his wife.
In a statement today, police Deputy Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said police investigations revealed that Simon Kapila Mwale, on March 8, 2024 around 20:30 hours, pushed the wife identified as Reginal Kayombo aged 41 against a display cabinet in the house after a marital dispute before falling on the floor where she became uncouncious.
The police Deputy Public relations officer said that Mr. Mwale stated that this was in full view of their two children aged 11 and 13 respectively.
He added that Mr. Mwale, with the help of his relatives quickly rushed the wife to the University Teaching Hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The police Deputy Public relations officer noted that the body of the victim was buried on March 11, 2024 after postmortem while the suspect is in Police custody waiting for court appearance.
