Another grandpa nabbed for defilement

NOEL IYOMBWA writes  POLICE in Choma of Southern Province have arrested a 49 year old man of Sibanyati TBZ Settlement for allegedly defiling his granddaughter aged 12 years, this is hardly a week after another grandfather was arrested in Chinsali for allegedly defiling and killing his four year old granddaughter. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said […]

Another grandpa nabbed for defilement
NOEL IYOMBWA writes  POLICE in Choma of Southern Province have arrested a 49 year old man of Sibanyati TBZ Settlement for allegedly defiling his granddaughter aged 12 years, this is hardly a week after another grandfather was arrested in Chinsali for allegedly defiling and killing his four year old granddaughter. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said that the incident is alleged to have happened on 8 May 2020 around 13:35 hours at Sibanyati TBZ Settlement in Choma. She said that the suspect attempted to escape while being transported to the police station but in he sustained a cut on the right leg.  Ms Katongo said that the suspect attempted to jump off the vehicle. The spokesperson explained that he was taken for treatment at Choma General Hospital where he is under guard.  In another development, a 26-year-old woman, identified as Gloria Ngonga of Namwala District, has drowned on Kafue river after a canoe she was travelling in with three other people capsized due to a strong wave while the other occupants swam to safety.  Ms Katongo said that the incident occurred on 8 May 2020 at about 11:00 hours at Chunga Ndombe area.  She said that the body has not yet been retrieved and the search has continued. Meanwhile, Ms Katongo disclosed that Police in Livingstone have picked a body of a male adult identified as Philimon Cheelo aged 55 which was discovered in the deceased person’s one roomed house in a decomposed state.  She said that this was after Police received a report on the material day at 09:00 hours from members of the public who noticed smell from the direction of Mr Cheelo’s house.  “Police visited the scene and after forcing the door to the house open, they found the body of Cheelo in a decomposed state lying in his one roomed house. “The man was living alone and is suspected to have been mentally unstable. Due to the state in which the body was found, Police engaged the local authority to disinfect the body before burying it and the grave has been marked. Relatives could not be traced hence we appeal to relatives of the above mentioned deceased person to avail themselves to police in Livingstone,” she said. The Sun