Barber commits suicide

JACKSON MAPAPAYI writes A BARBER in Solwezi has committed suicide in his shop using a cable from a computer. The incident, which happened on Monday in the morning, left residents in Zambia Compound market shocked. North-western province Commissioner of police, Elias Chushi, confirmed the incident and identified the victim as Fidelis Lombe aged 24 of Zambia compound. The Commissioner of police explained that Lombe hanged himself using a computer cable in his own barbershop. Police, who visited the scene, found the barber shop locked with a padlock inside, but broke the door down and found the body in a hanging position. “The reasons for committing suicide have not yet been established,” he said. Mr Chushi said the body was later picked and deposited in Solwezi General Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem while the inquiry file had been opened. In a similar incident, a 14-year-old girl of Kalumbila district has committed suicide after picking a quarrel with her sister in-law over preparation of nshima. Mr Chushi said the incident happened on Monday around 17:00 hours at Kakeza village and identified the victim as Doreen Ifota of chief Musele’s chiefdom. He said the victim committed suicide by hanging herself from a tall tree using Chitenge material. “Reasons for committing suicide are that, she picked up a quarrel with her sister-in-law over preparation of Nshima, and after the misunderstanding she went and hanged herself,” he said. Meanwhile, a 65-year-old man of Tulisha village in chief Kapijimpanga in Solwezi has died in unclear circumstances. Mr Chushi said the incident happened at the village around 08:00 hours on Monday when the deceased was found dead at the back yard of the house where he was digging a pit latrine. “Police visited the scene and found the body removed from the pit which is about one metre deep. The body was physically inspected and no injuries were seen,” he said. The Sun