Police clear priest

NOEL IYOMBWA writes THERE is nothing incriminating Father Abel Mwelwa over the death of church member Monica Mulenga, police have said. On 8 April, 2020, 42-year-old Ms. Mulenga of Garden House died suddenly at the parish priest house in Kaunda Square Catholic Church in the night.  Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo has disclosed that the matter will be subjected to […]

Police clear priest
NOEL IYOMBWA writes THERE is nothing incriminating Father Abel Mwelwa over the death of church member Monica Mulenga, police have said. On 8 April, 2020, 42-year-old Ms. Mulenga of Garden House died suddenly at the parish priest house in Kaunda Square Catholic Church in the night.  Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo has disclosed that the matter will be subjected to an inquest following the outcome of the postmortem She said that at the moment there is nothing incriminating the priest hence there is no circumstances to compel the police to further investigate the matter. Ms. Katongo explained that the matter will be determined by a Coroners Court. “The matter involving a Catholic Priest, Father Abel Mwelwa and a member of the Catholic Women’s League, Monica Mulenga will be subjected to an inquest following the outcome of the Postmortem.   “At the moment there is nothing incriminating the Priest meaning that there are no circumstances to compel the Police to further investigate the matter not until the matter is determined by the Coroner’s Court. “An Inquest is a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, in this case the sudden death   of Monica Mulenga. Ms Mulenga, who died a day before Good Friday. The woman is believed to be married and a member of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) from St. Maurice Parish situated on Mumbwa Road,  While at the Parish House she was said to have become unconscious and Fr. Mwelwa called some CWL members from St. Maurice who helped him transport her to Levy Mwanawasa Hospital and later to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) where she was declared a brought-in-dead (BID) case. The Sun