Police on the Copperbelt have arrested a 37-year-old man of Mufulira’s Kamuchanga township for allegedly murdering his friend over a packet of Chibuku Shake Shake (opaque beer).
Police deputy public relations officer, Rae Hamoonga, stated that the incident occurred on June 3, 2014 between 16:00 and 16:50 hours at Kamuchanga area and identified the deceased as Thomas Mwila, 66.
“It is alleged that the two differed over a packet of Shake Shake beer which Thomas Mwila was drinking at the time. In the process, Thomas Mwila was slapped by Lemmy Kankobwe 37, and he (Mwila) fell to the ground thereby sustaining two cuts on the left side of his head and died on the way to the hospital,” he stated.
Hamoonga said Mwila’s body is in Kamuchanga Hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem.
“The suspect has been charged with murder contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code of the laws of Zambia and will appear in court soon,” stated Hamoonga.
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