A Mpulungu mother has caused severe burns to her daughter after she dipped her hands in a pot of boiling water as punishment for eating a piece of fish.
Simumbele village headman, Luckson Mpepo confirmed this to Kasama’s Radio Mano, saying the incident happened yesterday and named the victim as Chibwe Nanyangwe.
Mr. Mpepo stated primary investigations showed that the victim opened the lid of the cooking pot to merely taste whether there was enough salt in the fish or not.
The traditional leader has since described the situation as unfortunate.
Meanwhile, the victim’s mother only identified as Bana-junior-Nachilima was by press time said to have left for a church gathering leaving the young girl in a desperate situation.