A 28-Year-old female teacher of St John’s secondary school in Malole area of Mungwi District identified as Memory Musonda has allegedly comm!tted su!c!de after accumulating huge loans and debt from different lending institutions and shylocks.
Northern Province Police Commanding Officer Lucky MUNKONDYA has disclosed to Mano News that the incident Occurred on 9th September ,2025 at around 08:00 hours in Mutamba village.The matter was reported by Joseph chilufya the husband to the deceased.
Mr .Chilufya informed the police that his wife had taken her own life by consuming rat poison combined with overdosed salbutamol tablets.
Ms MUNKONDYA says Ms. MUSONDA had incurred alot of debt since 2024.
She says the deceased is said to have used her money for betting activities which forced her into borrowing more money.
She explains that recently Ms. MUSONDA is said to have complained bitterly when a named lending institution deducted money from her payslip leaving her with a net pay of k640.
Ms MUNKONDYA adds that on Tuesday 9th September ,2025 at around 08:00 Hours whilst at the farm Mr. CHILUFYA received a text message from the now deceased asking him to go back home immediately.When he returned home, he found that she had already taken the poison and was vomiting.
Ms MUNKONDYA says the husband with the help of neighbours and the victim’s workmate, rushed Ms. MUSONDA to Malole health facility where she was pronounced dead.
A Brought in Dead-BID- form was issued and the body was taken to Kasama general hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem
– MANO NEWS